State Ex Rel. Dwyer v. Nolte

This case has reached the writer on reassignment. In November, 1936, H. C. Menzie was elected Treasurer of the City of St. Louis for a term of four years. Menne died in August, 1938, and the Mayor of St. Louis, proceeding under Section 1, Article VIII of the Charter of St. Louis, appointed the relator, John J. [855] Dwyer, Treasurer to fill the vacancy and unexpired term. In quo warranto this court held that under the “scheme” (Secs. 20-26, Art. IX, Const, of Mo.) separating the city and county, the City of St. Louis became both a political subdivision of the state and a city in its corporate…