Myers v. English

Citations

• 9 Cal. 341

Syllabus

<p>The provisions of section fifteen, of article six of the Constitution, respecting the salaries of District Judges, do not exempt those officers from the necessity of an appropriation for that purpose by the Legislature.</p> <p>The power of controlling and disposing of the revenue of the State, is vested by the Constitution in the Legislature.</p> <p>It is within the legitimate power of the Judiciary to declare the action of the Legislature unconstitutional, where that action exceeds the limits of the supreme law 5 hut the Courts have no means and no power to avoid the effects of non~actiou.</p> <p>The provision of tho Constitution which prohibits the passage of any law impairing the obligation of contracts, relates solely to contracts between individuals, and not to contracts between individuals and the State.</p>