State ex rel. Jackson v. Topeka Club

Citations

• 82 Kan. 756

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Constitutional Law — Title of Act — Statutory Construction. When a statute is attacked as being in violation of section 16 of article 2 of the constitution, for the reason that it is not within the title of the act, such title will be liberally interpreted for the purpose of upholding the law.</p> <p>2. -Same. It is not necessary that the title contain every detail of the entire act. It will be sufficient if it fairly indicates, though in general terms, its scope and purpose. “Ev- • erything connected with the main purpose and reasonably adapted to secure the objects indicated by the title may be embraced in the body of the act without violating the constitutional inhibition.” (Lynch v. Chase, 55 Kan. 367.)</p> <p>3. -Statute Relating to Intoxicating Liquors Held Valid. Section 4371 of the'General Statutes of 1909, being originally section 16 of chapter 128 of the Laws of 1881, the title to which enactment reads, “An act to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, except for medical, scientific and mechanical purposes, and to regulate the manufacture and sale thereof for such excepted purposes,” is within such title and is not unconstitutional.</p>