City of St. Louis v. Smith

The City of St. Louis and certain of its officials appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis in this certiorari proceeding by which that court reviewed the action of the city’s Civil Service Commission in determining the appeals of a large number of civil service employees who had received notices separating them from the city’s service. The Circuit Court affirmed the Commission’s action and quashed the writ.

The'civil service amendment was adopted, in 1941-, It is now designated as Article XVIII of the charter. All references herein to such amendment are.to that…