State ex rel. Attorney General v. Boyd
Nevada Supreme Court
Quo warranto to determine respondent's right to hold the office of county assessor of Washoe County under the provisions of the act making the county treasurer of Washoe County ex officio the assessor. (Stat. 1883, 73.)
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Belknap, C. J.:
Under the statute approved March 1, 1883, entitled “An act fixing the salaries of county officers in certain counties in this state, and other matters relating thereto” (Stat. 1883, 73), the county treasurer of Washoe County is made ex officio the assessor of the county. The question presented for consideration is, whether this provision is not unconstitutional.
It is claimed by relator that the provision is a violation of article 4, sec. 25, of the constitution, which provides that “ the legislature shall establish a system of county and township government, which…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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