State Budget Commission v. Lebus

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Richardson.—

Affirming.

When the General Assembly convened on the first Tuesday in January, 1932, there were in existence auditor’s warrants, indorsed by the state treasurer as interest bearing, aggregating more than $13,000,000. By •Senate Bill No. 454, adopted by the G-eneral Assembly at its 1932 session, and approved by the Governor, these warrants were recognized as debts of the commonwealth, and their payment was provided for by the issuance and sale of bonds by the State Budget Commission, to the amount of $14,000,000.

A suit was filed in the Franklin circuit…