Oxnard Beet Sugar Co. v. State

Oldham, C.

The plaintiff below, who is also plaintiff in error in this court, is the manufacturer of sugar from beets grown within this state. Its claim against the state is based on the provisions of chapter I, laws of 1895, entitled “An act to provide for the encouragement of the manufacture of sugar and chicory and to provide a compensation therefor,” passed March 29, 1895, by a constitutional majority, over the governor’s veto. Having complied with all the provisions of this act, it presented its claims for bounty to the auditor of the state, which were audited and approved, and warrants…