State ex rel. City of Centralia v. Wilder
Supreme Court of Missouri
Mandamus. (1) The judges wlio conducted the bond election •were officers de facto at least, and no mere irregularities in their appointment or qualification can invalidate an otherwise fair and proper election, in the absence of any statute attaching such a consequence.
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Mandamus. (1) The judges wlio conducted the bond election •were officers de facto at least, and no mere irregularities in their appointment or qualification can invalidate an otherwise fair and proper election, in the absence of any statute attaching such a consequence. Sanders v. Lacks, 142 Mo. 255; Lebanon Light Co. v. Lebanon, 163 Mo. 246; Wilson v. Kimmel, 109 Mo. 261. (2) On the question of population, the commissioner has found that the city had a population of two thousand or more, and that finding is amply supported by the evidence. It is true that the Federal census of 1900 gave…
1Opinion of the CourtLamm, J.
— This is an original proceeding here by mandamus to compel the State Auditor to register forty waterworks bonds of the city of Centralia, “five*309twentys,” each of the denomination of $1,000', the series numbered 1 to 40 inclusive, and bearing date June 1st, 1907, payable to bearer, with interest payable semi-annually at five per cent evidenced by coupons attached.
An alternative writ went and respondent filed his return.
It stands admitted by the pleadings that Centraba is a city of the fourth class. It is alleged in the writ and denied by the return that Centraba has a population of 2,000 or…
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