Erskine v. Pyle

In this case, plaintiffs make original application to the Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus commanding the defendant, as secretary of state, to furnish plaintiffs a certified copy of Senate Bill No. 113, known as the General Appropriation Bill, for the biennium of 1927-1928. Plaintiffs have made proper application, tendered the stautory fee, and it is the duty of defendant to furnish the copy if the .bill has become a law, otherwise not. Defendant refuses to furnish a copy, for the reason that, on account of a message from the Governor returning the bill to the Senate (the house in which…