State v. Hannon
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original Proceedings in Mandamus. This is an original proceeding in mandamus, brought by the attorney general, in the name of the state, to compel the mayor and council of the city of Kansas City, Kansas, to appropriate the necessary amount and to pay the persons employed by the police commissioners of that city as policemen, police officers, and servants of the police department, for their services rendered to the city in the police government thereof.
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Original Proceedings in Mandamus. This is an original proceeding in mandamus, brought by the attorney general, in the name of the state, to compel the mayor and council of the city of Kansas City, Kansas, to appropriate the necessary amount and to pay the persons employed by the police commissioners of that city as policemen, police officers, and servants of the police department, for their services rendered to the city in the police government thereof. An alternative writ was allowed, which sets forth that Kansas City, Kansas, is a city of the first class; that on or about the 6th day of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
Two principal questions are presented for decision by the defendants’ demurrer: First, is the metrópoli*596tan-police act, under which the police officers and servants of Kansas City, Kansas, were appointed, employed and acting, constitutional ? And second, will the remedy of mandamus lie to compel the mayor and council to pay the salaries of the officers and servants of that city ?
The first point has been determined adversely to the contention of the defendants, in the recent case of The State, ex rel., v. Hunter, ante, p. 578, same case, 17…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State ex rel. Meier v. McCrillusSupreme Court of Kansas · 1868
- State ex rel. Elsbree v. BridgmanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1871
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