Norman v. Kentucky Board of Managers
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 96 —MANDAMUS— appeal prom pranklin circuit court. 1. An appropriation of money to make an exhibit of the resources of the State at the World’s Fair, along with similar exhibits from other States and nations of the world, was a valid exercise of legislative power. (Daggett v. Oolgan, 92 Cal., 53 ; 27 Am.
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Case 96 —MANDAMUS— appeal prom pranklin circuit court. 1. An appropriation of money to make an exhibit of the resources of the State at the World’s Fair, along with similar exhibits from other States and nations of the world, was a valid exercise of legislative power. (Daggett v. Oolgan, 92 Cal., 53 ; 27 Am. St. Rep., 95; Kingman v. Brockton, 153 Mass., 255; Gilford v. Supervisors, 13 N. Y., 149; Loan Association v. Topeka, 20 Wall., 665; Weisner v. Village, 64 N. Y., 91 ; Cooley on Taxation, 2d ed., 103; Zigler v. Menges, 16 Am. St. Rep., 369; Barbour v. Board of Trade, 82 Ky., 664.) 2. As…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Holt
The questions in this case are of supreme importance. Thé President of the State Board of Managers of the "World’s Columbian Exposition presented a proper order to the appellant, the State Auditor, for a warrant upon *541the State Treasurer for a portion of the one hundred thousand dollars claimed to have been appropriated by an act of'the Legislature to make an exhibit of the resources of our State at the exposition.
The Auditor, acting no doubt from a conscientious desire to properly discharge his duty, and under the advice •of the Attorney-General, who is by law his legal adviser in such…
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