Zahner v. City of Perryville

COVINGTON, Judge.

The City of Perryville appeals from a judgment ordering the City to refund assessments against certain properties for improvements, maintenance, or upkeep of existing paved streets abutting the properties, and restraining the City from further assessments without submission of the City’s street policy to a vote of the citizens. The judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded.

This case involves construction of section 22(a) of article X of the Missouri Constitution. Sections 16-24 of article X were adopted on November 4, 1980. As pertinent to the questions presented here,…