Mayor of Jackson v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Hinds county. Hon. W. A. Henry, Judge. Mandamus by the state, on the relation of J. H. Howie, district attorney, against mayor and board of aldermen of the city of Jackson. From, a judgment overruling a demurrer to the petition, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Hinds county. Hon. W. A. Henry, Judge. Mandamus by the state, on the relation of J. H. Howie, district attorney, against mayor and board of aldermen of the city of Jackson. From, a judgment overruling a demurrer to the petition, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. We contend that this act is unconstitutional and void because its title is violative of the section 71 of the Constitution of 1890 which is as follows: “Every bill introduced into the legislature shall have a title and the title ought to indicate clearly the…
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
This is a mandamus suit brought to compel appellant to comply with the terms of chapter 120 of the Laws' of 1912, being an act to change the form of government of certain cities, and prescribing the manner of effecting such change.
It appears from the petition, and being admitted on the demurrer, that a valid petition was filed for an elec*683tion in compliance with section 2 of said act, and that an election was held thereunder as provided in section 3, resulting in favor of the change of the system of municipal government, hut the mayor and hoard of aldermen, although they had ordered the…
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