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Missouri Pacific Ry. Co. v. Kansas, 248 U.S. 276 (1919)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Missouri Pacific Ry. Co. v. Kansas, 248 U.S. 276 (1919)
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Missouri Pacific Railway Company v. Kansas No. 14 Submitted November 13, 1918 Decided January 7, 1919 248 U.S. 276
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF KANSAS
Syllabus
The provision of the Constitution requiring a vote of two-thirds of each house to pass a bill over a veto (Art. I, 7, cl. 2), means two thirds of a quorum of each house (i.e., of a majority of its members, Art. I, § 5), not two-thirds of all the members of the body. P. 280.
This conclusion results from the context, proceedings in the Convention, and the early and consistent practice of Congress, especially under the similar provision made for submitting constitutional amendments. It is further confirmed by the practice of the states before and since the adoption of the Constitution. Id.
Webb-Kenyon Liquor Act sustained.
96 Kan. 609 affirmed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Missouri Pacific Ry. Co. v. Kansas, 248 U.S. 276 (1919) in 248 U.S. 276 248 U.S. 278. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=EI38QAHPZZ8WPDR.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Missouri Pacific Ry. Co. v. Kansas, 248 U.S. 276 (1919), in 248 U.S. 276, page 248 U.S. 278. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=EI38QAHPZZ8WPDR.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Missouri Pacific Ry. Co. v. Kansas, 248 U.S. 276 (1919). cited in 1919, 248 U.S. 276, pp.248 U.S. 278. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=EI38QAHPZZ8WPDR.
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