Bogue v. City of Seattle

Citations

• 19 Wash. 396
• 53 P. 548
• 1898 Wash. LEXIS 394

Syllabus

<p>CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — SUBJECT AND TITLE OF STATUTE — POWER TO ABOLISH OFFICE.</p> <p>An act which repeals an 'act authorizing municipal courts, hut makes provision for their continuance until a certain date, is not objectionable as embracing more than one subject, since the subject of the act is the abolishment of the office with a designation of the time when the act shall become effective; and the title, which declares that it is an act repealing the act establishing municipal courts and abolishing the courts and offices thereby-created, is broad enough to cover the subject matter.</p> <p>An act shortening a term of office, or abolishing an office, which had been created by the legislature, is not a violation of the constitutional provision that “the salary of any county, city, town or municipal officer shall not be increased or diminished after his election or during his term of office; nor shall the terms of any such officer be extended beyond the period for which he is elected or appointed.”</p>