State ex rel. Barron v. Cole

Citations

• 81 Miss. 174

Syllabus

<p>Constitutional, Law. Constitution 1890, sec. 212. Not self-executing.</p> <p>Sec. 212, Constitution 1890, fixing the rate of interest to be paid by the state upon trust funds held by it for educational purposes and dates for distribution of same, is not self-executing and the courts will not compel the auditor to issue a warrant in payment of the state’s obligations thereunder, in the absence of a legislative appropriation for that purpose.</p>