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 there is no law under which the special election may be held and that the order appealed from must be affirmed.

“The effect of the statute in so.far as it relates to the question of exemptions is neither involved nor considered and no opinion is expressed thereon.”

The opinion of Mr. Justice Robinson argues that because excessive taxes had become a political issue, the legislature was not bound to observe constitutional requirements in the passage of legislation to relieve the situation, and that, if bound in any way to observe such requirements, the failure to do so should be overlooked in view of the concurrence being unanimous in one body and nearly so in the other. The further argument It will readily be perceived that this logic strikes out of the constitution provisions with reference to the manner in which adjournments may be taken, etc., which must of necessity be of a directory character, it follows that all requirements as to the manner of passing legislation are directory. It will readily be perceived that this logic strikes out of the Constitution that portion of the Bill of Rights which is contained in § 21 and which reads: “The provisions of this constitution are mandatory and prohibitory unless, by express words, they are declared to be otherwise.” This is stricken out in so far at least as it has any application to legislation. It is a well established principle of constitutional law that the courts will not interfere with the legislature in the performance of legislative functions nor direct how they are to be performed. From this it necessarily follows, under our system of government through coordinate branches, that those who are injured by the failure of the legislature to observe the mandatory requirements laid down in the constitution can only seek relief in the courts after the legislative act is completed. If relief be then denied on the pretext that provisions which are expressly mandatory and prohibitory are directory merely, the constitution is reduced to a mere scrap of paper. It no longer stands as the fundamental law of the state. Its protective features are in reality but a “delusion and a snare.” And if the doctrine of this opinion is to become the controlling principle of constitutional law in this state the constitution should be repealed in toto as a document inimical to the public welfare on account of the false hopes it inspires and the false security it gives to individual rights against governmental encroachment. The whole history of our constitutional experience will be searched in vain to find an instance where legislative attempts to settle political issues or unanimity of action on a given subject has been