In re Sanford
Supreme Court of Missouri
(1) (a) The Constitution divides the powers of government “into three distinct departments — the legislative, executive and judicial — each of which shall he confided to a separate magistracy, and no person, or collection of persons, charged with the exercise of powers properly belonging to one of these departments, shall exercise any power properly belonging to either of the others, except in the instances in this Constitu-. tion expressly directed or permitted.”
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(1) (a) The Constitution divides the powers of government “into three distinct departments — the legislative, executive and judicial — each of which shall he confided to a separate magistracy, and no person, or collection of persons, charged with the exercise of powers properly belonging to one of these departments, shall exercise any power properly belonging to either of the others, except in the instances in this Constitu-. tion expressly directed or permitted.” Art. 3, Const. Mo.; Kilbourn v. Thompson, 103 U. S. 168. (b) The Constitution declares that the taxing power belongs to the…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodson, J.
This is an original proceeding instituted in this court under the Habeas Corpus Act, having for its object the release of the petitioner from the custody of the sheriff of Greene county, where he is held for contempt under a commitment issued by the board of equalization, of that county, for refusing to testify in a certain cause pending before it.
The facts of the case are few and undisputed, and are substantially as follows:
On June 17, 1910, one T. E. Hendrix, a resident of Greene county, made a return of his taxable property, for the year 1911, by giving a list thereof to the county…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- In Re NeagleSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Glasgow v. RowseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1869
- City of St. Louis v. Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1888
- In re ClarkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
- City of Springfield ex rel. Central National Bank v. WeaverSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State Upon the Information of McKittrick v. WymoreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1939
- Ex Parte Siemens v. ShreeveSupreme Court of Missouri · 1927
- Ex Parte Hernreich v. QuinnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1943
- State Ex Rel. King County v. State Tax CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1933
- Kansas City v. FroggeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1943
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