McArthur v. Nelson
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 14-EQUITY APPEAL PROM CAMPBELL CHANCERY COURT. 1. This court has repeatedly held that where an act contains different subjects, some of which are stated in the title and some not, those referred to in the title are valid, and those not are invalid.
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Case 14-EQUITY APPEAL PROM CAMPBELL CHANCERY COURT. 1. This court has repeatedly held that where an act contains different subjects, some of which are stated in the title and some not, those referred to in the title are valid, and those not are invalid. (Rushing v. Sebree, 12 Bush, 200; Jones v. Thompson, 16., 394; Euqua v. Mullen, 13 lb., 470.) 2. The title of the act relates to the construction and maintenance of a court-house in Newport, and only those provisions germane to it are valid. 3. Whilst nothing in the title of the act has any relation to provision for the poor, the twelfth…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE PRYOR
delivered the opinion of the court.
By certain legislative enactments existing prior to April, 1882, the city of Newport, in Campbell county, was compelled to pay the expenses of the county courts held in that city, and also the salaries of the county judge and county attorney, the county seat being located at Alexandria. By an act approved on the 17th of April, 1882, a district styled the court-house district was created, with a view of imposing a tax upon the people within the prescribed boundary sufficient to construct a new court-house within the city of Newport on the site…
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