Legal Opinion
Treffry v. Taylor
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 24, 1965No. 37801PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOtt, J.
— This appeal presents a single issue; Does.the title to chapter 77, Laws of 1963, p. 476, “An Act providing for the registration of contractors; and prescribing penalties,” violate article 2, § 19, of the state constitution, “No bill shall embrace more than one subject, and that shall be expressed in the title”?
*489The trial court held that the act was unconstitutional for the reason that “The bonding provisions in Section 4 of said law and the insurance provision in Section 5 of The Act are not germane or related to the subject of registration.”
The questioned act contains 12 sections. Section 1…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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