Bradford v. State Ex Rel. Esslinger

Upon the Merits.

The first question of importance is whether or not the city of Fair-field, when the relator was elected city attorney in 1928, was operating under section 1758 or 1759 of the Code of 1923. That is, what was the population at the time as section 1758 applies to cities having more than 6,00-0 inhabitants and section 1759 to cities having less than 6,000 inhabitants? True, the federal census of 1920 gave Fairfield less than 6,000 inhabitants, but a municipal census was taken under section 1060 and 1061 of the Code of 1907, and the result filed with the Secretary of State, Max-ch…