Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Walters
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 29, 1991No. 77919PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Vice Chief Justice.
On the last day of the 1991 regular session of the Oklahoma Legislature, the House of Representatives and the Senate passed enrolled House Bill 1743 (H.B. 1748) and presented it to Governor David Walters. The first two sections of the bill empowered the Legislature to allocate space in the State Capitol Building and relocate various officials. The bill’s third section authorized the sale of surplus water from Sardis Reservoir.
The Governor claimed the bill embraced two separate subjects in violation of the constitutional prohibition against multiple subjects in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re County Com'rs of Counties Comprising Seventh Judicial Dist.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Phillips v. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
- Bond v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1948
- Peebly v. ChildersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
- State Ex Rel. Wiseman v. Oklahoma Board of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
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