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· 7/1/1863

Franklin v. State Board of Examiners

Citations

  • 23 Cal. 173

Syllabus

<p>The Constitution does not impose any limitation upon the amount of State indebtedness which may be created by the Legislature in case of war, to repel invasion or suppress insurrection.</p> <p>The political department of the State Government is the sole judge of the existence of war or insurrection; and when it declares either of these emergencies to exist, its action is not subject to review, or liable to be controlled by the judicial department of the State.</p>

Judges: Crocker

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