Legal Opinion
In Re Initiative Petition No. 315, State Question No. 553
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 20, 1982No. 56115PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
The validity of the petition, sufficiency of subscribed signatures, and length of the circulation period of the Horse Racing Petition, Initiative Petition No. 315, State Question No. 553, have been challenged. The proceeding was ordered bifurcated by this Court to determine the validity of the petition before conducting an evidentiary hearing concerning the number and sufficiency of the signatures.
Four attacks are made on the validity of the petition:
1) The imposition of a tax on gate admissions and a tax on sale of pari-mutuel tickets, proposed by § 7 of the petition,1…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Threadgill v. Cross, Secretary of StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
- Murdock v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 314Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Veterans of Foreign Wars v. ChildersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1946
- Hawks v. BlandSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1932
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3Cited by48 opinions
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 349, State Question No. 642Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Oklahoma Ass'n for Equitable Taxation v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 347 State Question No. 639Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- IN RE: INITIATIVE PETITION NO. 397, STATE QUESTION NO. 767Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2014
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 382Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2006
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