State Ex Rel. Hart v. City of St. Louis

This is an original proceeding in mandamus to compel respondents-, the city of St. Louis, Aloys P. Kaufmann as mayor and Louis Nolte as comptroller, to draw, or cause to be drawn, warrants for the salaries of the clerks and employees provided in ordinance No. 43940 of the city of St. Louis, as they may be appointed and certified by relators; to compel the respondents, Board of Aldermen of the city of St. Louis, to enact, if necessary, an appropriate ordinance to pay their salaries; and to compel the Board of Estimate and Apportionment to approve, if necessary, that ordinance.

The relators are…