Getty v. Holcomb

Citations

• 79 Kan. 224
• 99 P. 218
• 1908 Kan. LEXIS 213

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Constitutional Law—Title of an Act—Elections. The provision of the Australian ballot law (Laws 1893, ch. 78, §25; Laws 1905, ch. 222, § 3) to the effect that in cases of contested elections packages of ballots which have been sealed up and deposited with the county clerk shall be opened only in open session of the contest tribunal is not unconstitutional because not within the.scope of the title to the act.</p> <p>2. Elections—Contest—Opening Sealed Ballots. The provision referred to forbids the opening of such ballots in a proceeding for the taking of depositions before the probate judge preliminary to the trial of a contested election to the office of senator.</p>