Settle v. City of Muskogee

DAVISON, Justice.

This is an original action in this court in which we are called on to determine the validity of Art. 10, § 27, of the Oklahoma Constitution. Plaintiff contends Art. 10, § 27, is unconstitutional on the ground that the limitation therein, requiring persons voting at the election therein to be “qualified property tax paying voters,” violates the equal protection clause in the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

We accept original jurisdiction of the action because of the public importance of the matter and the need for an early determination of the involved…