State Ex Rel. State Bridge Commission v. Griffith

By the Court.

The question in issue here concerns only the refunding bonds which the commission has authorized. There is express statutory authority found in the provisions of Section 1084-15cs, General Code, to permit the issuance of the bonds, if the statute is valid. It is not alleged that these proposed bonds are in any way defective in form or substance.

The first question concerns the right of the Secretary of State to raise the question of constitutionality of these statutes (Sections 1084-1 to 1084-17, General Code). Does he have such an interest in the execution of these bonds that he…