New York Court of Appeals
The People Ex Rel. Chas. H. Lee, Nehemiah Case and George W. Tew, Respondents v. the Board of Supervisors of the…
October 18, 187043 N.Y. 10
Summary
The Court held that the provision in the 1868 appropriation act requiring Erie and Chautauqua counties to assess taxes for a bridge is a local bill not expressed in the act's title and that it embraces more than one subject, rendering it unconstitutional and void. Accordingly, the appellate court reversed the lower court's order granting mandamus and awarded costs to the appellants.