Blair v. Ridgely
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to St. Louis Circuit Court. The general proposition which I shall endeavor to establish is, that the supposed constitutional provisions relied on by the defendants to support their demurrer are no constitutional provisions at all; that they are binding on nobody and affect nobody’s rights; that they are in violation of the Constitution of the United States, and mere nullities.
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Error to St. Louis Circuit Court. The general proposition which I shall endeavor to establish is, that the supposed constitutional provisions relied on by the defendants to support their demurrer are no constitutional provisions at all; that they are binding on nobody and affect nobody’s rights; that they are in violation of the Constitution of the United States, and mere nullities. The plaintiff will contend (1) that sec. 3 of art. 2 is a bill of attainder, in the meaning of the Constitution of the United States (art. 1, § 10) ;'and being null and void, for that reason all other sections in…
1Opinion of the CourtWagner, Judge
This case comes before us on a writ of error from the Circuit Court of St. Louis county. The plaintiff brought his action against the defendants, who were judges of an election held in the city of St. Louis on the 7th day of November, 1865, for rejecting his vote, and claimed damages in the sum of ten thousand dollars. In his petition he avers his *168qualifications as a voter, and states that he offered to take a certain oath which is therein set out, but which is not the oath required to be taken by voters by the Constitution of: this State, and there was no authority for receiving any such…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Corfield v. CoryellU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1823
- Curry v. CablissSupreme Court of Missouri · 1866
3Cited by21 opinions
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- Morris v. PowellIndiana Supreme Court · 1890
- Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
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