State v. Boylston
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; T. F. Bell, Judge. W. H. Boylston was indicted for embezzlement, a motion to quash the indictment was sustained and the State appeals.
1Opinion
On the Merits.
Article 31 of the Constitution provides that:
“Every law enacted by the General Assembly shall embrace but one object, and that shall be expressed in its title.”
And the well-understood purpose of those provisions is that the title of a law, as read in the General Assembly and as published to the world, shall convey to those who may hear it read, or read it, a reasonably correct and adequate idea of the general character of the legislation covered by it, and shall not mislead, surprise, or confuse such persons, or others, into supporting, or acquiescing in, the enactment of a law…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. American Sugar Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- State v. JumelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1858
- Arnoult v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1856
- Beary v. NarrauSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Williams v. Western Star Lodge No. 24Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
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