City of Reno v. Stoddard
Nevada Supreme Court
Original proceeding in mandamus by the City of Reno against C. H. Stoddard, as ex officio City Auditor, and D. W. Dunkle, as ex officio City Treasurer, of the City of Reno. In one or two cases where the legislature has authorized the transfer of money raised by taxation from one fund to another, and the courts have held against the transfer, it will be'found upon investigation that there was a constitutional prohibition against such procedure.
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Original proceeding in mandamus by the City of Reno against C. H. Stoddard, as ex officio City Auditor, and D. W. Dunkle, as ex officio City Treasurer, of the City of Reno. In one or two cases where the legislature has authorized the transfer of money raised by taxation from one fund to another, and the courts have held against the transfer, it will be'found upon investigation that there was a constitutional prohibition against such procedure. The fact that the constitutional provision is necessary to prevent the legislature from so acting indicates strongly that in the absence of such a…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
SANDERS, J.:
The city of Reno petitions this court for a writ of mandamus to compel C. H. Stoddard, as ex officio auditor of said city, and D. W. Dunkle, as ex officio treasurer thereof, to forthwith transfer all moneys held in a special fund to provide a sewage-disposal plant or system for the said city to the general fund of said city. The facts are as follows:
The legislature in 1915 (Stats. 1915, p. 256) amended subdivision .3 of section 10 of article 12 of the charter of the city of Reno. Section 5 of the amendatory act declares:
That section 10 of article 12, with other…
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