This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...of this section which prohibits the legislature from framing local laws regulating county and township business. Bannock Co. v. Bunting (1894) 4 I.156, 37 P. 277. An act providing for refunding bonds in new counties ('15, c. 20, p. 71) does not contravene this section, the classification being reasonable. Jones v. Power Co. (1915) 27.I. 656, 150 P. 35. Changing county seats: This section does not apply to the location of a permanent county seat upon the organization of a new county. but does apply to the removal of a county seat. Leach v. Nez Perce (1913) 24 I. 322,133 P. 926. Sunday closing: Laws 1907, p. 223, prohibiting the keeping open on Sunday of certain places for business purposes, is not violative of this section, prohibiting local or special legislation. S. v. Dolan (1907) 13 I. 693, 92 P. 995,14 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1259. Regulation of elections: The local option law ('09, p. 9) does not violate this section. Vesting election registrars with discretionary power to fix days, for special election, in addition to those fixed by general statute for receiving applications for registration not a local or special law. Gillesby v. Comrs. of Canyon Co. (1910) 17 I. 586. 598, 107 P. 71. Tax districts: The good roads law, R. C. ii 1049-68, providing for the organization and government of good road districts, is not a local or special law as used in this section, as it is general in its application and applies alike to all sections of the state where the taxpayers are willing to assume the burden of additional taxation for the purpose of improving the roads within such sections, and applies to all good roads districts within the state, and relates to all of a class. Hettinger v. Good Road Dist. (1911) 19 I. 313, 113 P. 721. The same reasoning...

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