State ex rel. Major v. Patterson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Certiorari. (1) The county court can subdivide the county only at the time the county becomes entitled to more than one representative, or when the number is thereafter increased or diminished. Constitution, sec. 3, art. 4. This constitutional section does not vest the power in the county court to subdivide it — it vests only the power to subdivide at)a time and under conditions explicitly set forth. The county court does not subdivide the county every ten years.
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Certiorari. (1) The county court can subdivide the county only at the time the county becomes entitled to more than one representative, or when the number is thereafter increased or diminished. Constitution, sec. 3, art. 4. This constitutional section does not vest the power in the county court to subdivide it — it vests only the power to subdivide at)a time and under conditions explicitly set forth. The county court does not subdivide the county every ten years. The re-subdivision is authorized only when it is necessary in order to conform the number of legislative districts to the number of…
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.
— By its order of May 2, 1910', the county court of Jackson county undertook to subdivide said county into new legislative districts. The Attorney-General applied for and was granted a writ of certiorari, requiring said court to certify up its records relative to such question, and the same was submitted to this court upon oral argument and briefs, and the order made by said court on May 2,1910, was quashed, in a per curiam judgment handed down at the time. It therefore only remains for us to assign our reasons, by opinion, for such judgment. The members of the county court were divided in…
2Cited by8 opinions
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- Preisler v. DohertySupreme Court of Missouri · 1955
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