State ex rel. Kansas City v. Orear
Supreme Court of Missouri
Mandamus. "(1) Under tlie provisions of tlie Constitution a two-thirds vote of the qualified voters of the city was not necessary to carry the "bonds,, but two-thirds only of the voters thereof voting at the election held for that purpose. State ex inf. v. Kansas City, 233 Mo. 162. The voters voting at said general election were not voting at said bond election unless they saw fit to vote at the election held for that purpose.
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Mandamus. "(1) Under tlie provisions of tlie Constitution a two-thirds vote of the qualified voters of the city was not necessary to carry the "bonds,, but two-thirds only of the voters thereof voting at the election held for that purpose. State ex inf. v. Kansas City, 233 Mo. 162. The voters voting at said general election were not voting at said bond election unless they saw fit to vote at the election held for that purpose. County of Cass v. Johnson, 95 U. S. 360. (2) A proper construction of the Statute is that before publication is required to be made in a newspaper printed in the…
1Opinion of the CourtFaris, J.
—This is an original proceeding by mandamus in two counts, whereby it is sought to compel respondent as City Comptroller of Kansas City to prepare, sign and arrange for the sale of two certain issues of municipal bonds heretofore authorized, as it' is alleged, by elections held for those purposes.
The petition filed herein sets forth, as stated above, two separate causes of action in two separate counts. By the first count of the petition it is sought to compel respondent to perform his official duties above named with reference to a certain proposed issue of $400,000, par value, of municipal…
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