Kansas Breeze Co. v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original Proceeding in Mandamus. ActioN by The Kansas Breeze Company against William C. Edwards, as secretary of state. ' The purpose of the action and the material facts are stated in the opinion herein, filed July 6, 1895.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
MARTIN, C. J. :
It was a requirement of §4 of article 15 of the original constitution that all public printing should be let on contract to the lowest responsible bidder ; but in 1868 this section was amended so as to require the work to be done at the capital by a state printer elected by the legislature in joint session, the price for the same to be regulated by law. In pursuance of this amendment, the legislature passed an act, being chapter 78, Laws of 1869, providing for the election of a public printer, and prescribing the duties of his office. He…
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Stephens v. BallouSupreme Court of Kansas · 1882
- City of Pittsburg v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1892
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- State v. WebbSupreme Court of Kansas · 1931
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