State ex rel. Blakeslee v. Clausen
Washington Supreme Court
Application filed in the supreme court April 1, 1915, for a writ of mandamus to compel the state auditor to issue warrants for material and supplies furnished certain state departments.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
These cases depend upon the answer to the question whether items in appropriation bills, in so far as they affect the claims of the relators, are subject to the referendum under the seventh amendment to the constitution of this state.
*262The claim of the relator Blakeslee is for materials furnished to the highway department of the state of Washington. The claim of the relator Schwabacher Brothers & Company is for food for young salmon hatched at the state fish hatcheries and bought by the fisheries department of the state of Washington. The claim of the relator Martin is for supplies furnished to…
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