State v. Layton
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction. — Hon. WHlis H. Ciarle, Judge. (1) The act in question conflicts with the provision of section 28, article 4,- Constitution of Missouri, which provides that no bill “shall contain more than one subject which shall be clearly expressed.”
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Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction. — Hon. WHlis H. Ciarle, Judge. (1) The act in question conflicts with the provision of section 28, article 4,- Constitution of Missouri, which provides that no bill “shall contain more than one subject which shall be clearly expressed.” Kansas v. Payne, 71 Mo. 159; State v. Burgdoerfer, 107 Mo. 1. (2) The Bill of Eights (section 4) provides “that all persons have a natural right to life, liberty and the enjoyment and the gains of their own industry, and that to give security to these is the principal office of government.” And section 30,…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
On the thirtieth day of August, 1899, the assistant prosecuting attorney of the St. Louis Court of Criminal correction lodged in that court the following information against Whitney Layton of said city:
“Richard Johnston, assistant prosecuting attorney, of *482the St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction, now here in court, on behalf of the State of Missouri, information makes as follows:
“That Whitney Layton in the city of St. Louis, on the twenty-eighth day of August, 1899, then and there doing business in this State, did unlawfully manufacture, sell and offer to sell a certain compound and…
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