McMahan v. Olcott
Oregon Supreme Court
From Marion: William Galloway, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice McNary. As a citizen and taxpayer of the State of Oregon, L. H. McMahan brings this suit to enjoin the Secretary of State and the State Treasurer of the State of Oregon from disbursing an appropriation of public funds authorized by the provision of Chapter 119, page 215, of the General Laws of Oregon for 1913. Plaintiff in his amended complaint alleges that by virtue of that act the legislature attempted to…
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From Marion: William Galloway, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice McNary. As a citizen and taxpayer of the State of Oregon, L. H. McMahan brings this suit to enjoin the Secretary of State and the State Treasurer of the State of Oregon from disbursing an appropriation of public funds authorized by the provision of Chapter 119, page 215, of the General Laws of Oregon for 1913. Plaintiff in his amended complaint alleges that by virtue of that act the legislature attempted to confer upon the desert land board a right to expend $450,000 out of the state’s general funds for the purpose of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McNary
Descriptively the project having our attention is situated in Crook County, Central Oregon, on the west side of the Deschutes River, embracing an area about 15 miles long and from six to eight miles wide. Two lines of railroad parallel the district, thus affording transportation facilities, while a number of small towns near by furnish abundant opportunities for marketing. The chief source of water supply for the project is Tumalo Creek, which is one of the tributaries of the Deschutes River, having its source high in the Cascade Mountains to the west.
1, 2. The first objection urged by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Fallbrook Irrigation District v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- In re the Bonds of the Madera Irrigation DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
- Clark v. NashSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
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- In re ObergOregon Supreme Court · 1891
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3Cited by8 opinions
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