Legal Opinion

Gasconade County v. Gordon

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 28, 1912PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Mandamus. (1) The Stamp Act fund provided by section 10229, chapter 91, Revised Statutes 19091, is now a part of the General State Road Fund provided for by article 5 of chapter 121, Revised Statutes 1909, and is to be distributed according to said Act. of 1909, because said Act of 1909 providing for a general State road fund and as to how it shall be apportioned and distributed, being later in time and inconsistent with that portion of the Stamp Act passed in 1907, provided…

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Mandamus. (1) The Stamp Act fund provided by section 10229, chapter 91, Revised Statutes 19091, is now a part of the General State Road Fund provided for by article 5 of chapter 121, Revised Statutes 1909, and is to be distributed according to said Act. of 1909, because said Act of 1909 providing for a general State road fund and as to how it shall be apportioned and distributed, being later in time and inconsistent with that portion of the Stamp Act passed in 1907, provided for in chapter 91, repeals that portion of said Stamp Act fund in so far as it relates to the manner of distribution.…

1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.

— The county of Gasconade, as relator, by its petition for mandamus (averring and showing a special interest in the subject-matter of the suit), *575seeks to compel the State Auditor and the State treasurer to place certain funds arising from the sale of stamps under the provisions of chapter 91, Revised Statutes 1909, into what is denominated the “General State Road Fund,” a fund created hy section 11914 of article 5, chapter 121, Revised Statutes 1909. Said county also seeks to compel the said respondents to place in the same fund a certain other road fund which arises from licenses upon motor…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Missouri & Mississippi Railroad v. Macon County CourtSupreme Court of Missouri · 1867
  2. State ex rel. Maguire v. DraperSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
  3. State ex rel. Attorney General v. HeidornSupreme Court of Missouri · 1881
  4. State ex rel. Brown v. KleinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
  5. City of St. Louis v. HowardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. HarrisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1935
  2. Hull v. BaumannSupreme Court of Missouri · 1939
  3. Sayles v. Kansas City Structural Steel Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1939
  4. State Ex Rel. Karbe v. BaderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1934
  5. State Ex Rel. Moseley v. LeeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1928

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