Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1895 — INDIANA LAW IS DEFEATED, [ARTICLE]

INDIANA LAW IS DEFEATED,

Legislative Apportionment Act la Declared Unconstitutional. A suit to test the constitutionality of the Indiana legislative apportionment act passed by the last General Assembly was brought in the Circuit Court at Sullivan and argument in support of the propositions advanced by plaintiffs were made by Senator Turpie, ex-Congressman Brown and ex-Representative Beasley. It was claimed that under article 4, sections 4 and 5, of the Constitution, the General Assembly had no power to enact a law either by repealing valid and existing laws or by passing new laws upon the subject; that the law was passed at an unconstitutional period and not nt a session immediately following an enumeration of voters, as provided by the Constitution. It was also claimed that the new law-de-prived the counties of Vigo, Yorrtiillion and Sullivan of one joint representative. A writ of date was asked, restraining the Auditor, Sheriff and Clerk of Sullivan County from acting under it. Judge Moffett ruled that the new law was unconstitutional and granted the writ. An nppeal was taken to the Supreme Court.