State Ex Rel. Oster v. Jorgenson

This is an original proceeding wherein petitioner seeks a writ of prohibition to restrain the state treasurer from paying or disbursing money from 68 different appropriated funds contained in The General Appropriations Act of 1965 (Chapter 277 of the Session Laws of 1965). No useful purpose would be served in listing all of the challenged appropriated items. It is sufficient to say they relate to and involve a wide variety of governmental functions and activities such as old age assistance; aid to dependent children; mental health centers; education of handicapped children; livestock disease…