STATE EX REL. CASON v. BOND

No. 58315.

495 S.W.2d 385 (1973)

STATE ex rel. William J. CASON et al., Relators, v. Christopher S. BOND, as the acting Commissioner of Administration, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

June 6, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cullen Coil, Jefferson City, for relators.

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Bruce C. Houdek, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondents.


FINCH, Chief Justice.

Original proceeding in mandamus. Art. IV, § 26, Mo.Const., V.A.M.S., authorizes the Governor to veto all or part of any item of money in an appropriation bill. The basic issue for decision herein is whether that section also allows the Governor to strike words which set out the purpose of an appropriation bill without vetoing the money appropriated. We hold that it does not.

On April 26, 1973, Relators, as taxpayers and as...

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