Legal Opinion · Dissent

State Ex Rel. State Corp. Commission v. Old Abe Co.

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided September 12, 1939No. 4418Published

1DissentBrice, Justice

The titles to legislative acts are made part thereof by Sec. 16 of Art. 4 of the State Constitution, which is:

“The subject of every bill shall be clearly expressed in its title, and no bill embracing more than one subject shall be passed * *; but if any subject is embraced in any act which is not expressed in its title, only so much of the act as is not so expressed shall be void * *

“Where the constitution of the state provides that each act of the legislature shall relate to but one subject, which shall be expressed in the title, the effect is to make the title a part of the enactment, * *…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Church of the Holy Trinity v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. Flint v. Stone Tracy Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
  3. McCoach v. Minehill & Schuylkill Haven RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  4. Glaser v. RothschildSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
  5. People Ex Rel. Westchester Fire Insurance v. DavenportNew York Court of Appeals · 1883

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