Legal Opinion
In Re State Question No. 215, Etc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 16, 1940No. 27284PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRiley, J.
This is an appeal from the decision of the Secretary of State holding Initiative Petition No. 145, State Question No. 215, proposing a constitutional amendment providing a graduated land tax, insufficient as not containing a sufficient number of valid signatures.
The protest as filed before the Secretary of State sets forth 19 grounds as cause for rejecting the petition. The first five grounds go to matters pertaining to alleged irregularities, other than the number of qualified signatures on the petition. These matters have apparently been abandoned and are not for consideration here.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. OlcottOregon Supreme Court · 1912
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 142, State Question No. 205Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
- Milburn v. State Taxpayers Ass'nSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
- Barkley v. PoolNebraska Supreme Court · 1919
3Cited by4 opinions
- Oklahomans for Modern Alcoholic Beverage Controls, Inc. v. SheltonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1972
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 176, Etc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1940
- Arterburn v. SummersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
- Oklahomans for Modern Alcoholic Beverage Controls, Inc. v. SheltonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1972