Mason v. Missouri
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OE MISSOURI. By an act of the general assembly of the State of Missouri,approved on May 31, 1895, provision was made for the regis: tration of voters in cities which then had or thereafter might have a population of over one hundred thousand inhabitants. This law became operative in the cities of St. Louis, Kansas City and St. Joseph.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OE MISSOURI. By an act of the general assembly of the State of Missouri,approved on May 31, 1895, provision was made for the regis: tration of voters in cities which then had or thereafter might have a population of over one hundred thousand inhabitants. This law became operative in the cities of St. Louis, Kansas City and St. Joseph. On June 19, 1899, the governor of Missouri approved an act of the general assembly, known as the Nesbit law, which made provision for the registration of voters in cities in Missouri which then had or might thereafter have…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The constitution of Missouri in force at the time of the enactment of the' law of June 19, 189.9, usually referred' to as the Nesbit law, in addition to prescribing certain qualifications as necessary to the right to vote, empowered the general assembly of the State to “ provide by law for the registration of voters in cities and counties having a population of more than one hundred thousand inhabitants; ” and further directed that the general assembly “ may provide for such a registration in cities-having a population exceeding twenty-five thousand inhabitants and not exceeding one hundred…
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