Cottingham v. State Board of Examiners

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HARRISON:

This is an appeal from the judgment of the district court of the first judicial district dismissing the action of the plaintiff and dissolving the temporary restraining order theretofore granted.

Initiative Measure No. 54 (Laws of 1951, page 781), hereinafter referred to as “Initiative 54,” adopted by the general *4electorate at the 1950 general election, provided for payment of an honorarium to Montana veterans of World War II; the sale of bonds to provide funds for such payment; and the levy of a cigarette tax, the proceeds of which were to be used to redeem and pay…