Monroe Loan Society v. Nute

By the state constitution (Const., Pt. II, art. 44) "Every bill which shall have passed both houses of the general court, shall, before it become a law, be presented to the governor, if he shall approve, he shall sign it,.... ” Until thus signed the bill is not a law.

There being no record or other evidence to show whether the transaction between the parties was governed by the act amended or by the amendment, no logical conclusion of fact can be drawn to determine the issue. In respect to fact, all that can be said is that ■one law or the other is applicable. No balance of probabilities…