Bohmer v. Haffen
New York Supreme Court
Action to declare illegal, permits granted by Louis F. Haffen, commissioner of street improvements of the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards, in the city of New York, to the Union Railway Company. ' '
1Opinion of the CourtTruax, J.
It is claimed by the plaintiff that chapter 361 of the Laws, of 1863 is unconstitutional, because it embraces more than a single subject. The only portion of this act that relates to a subject not mentioned in its title is section 9, and this section may be declared to be unconstitutional without affecting the legality, of the other portions of the act, or the existence, of the defendant, the *566Union Bailway Company.- Section 9 is entirely independent of the other sections, and provides for an extension of the road, the building of which is authorized by the other sections, and may easily be…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People Ex Rel. City of Rochester v. BriggsNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- New York & Long Island Bridge Co. v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Wilcox v. BakerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897