State ex rel. City of St. Louis v. Laclede Gaslight Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Mandamus. (1) The city of St. Louis is and has been since the year 1870 authorized to regulate the price and quality of gas. St. Louis Charter of 1870, art. 3, par. 12, sec. 1; Laws, 1869-70, p. 463; Present charter, R. S. 1889, p. 2098; St. Louis v. Tel. Co., 96 Mo. 623. (2) The Laclede Gaslight Company is not, under the terms of its charter, exempted from regulation by the city as to the price of gas.
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Mandamus. (1) The city of St. Louis is and has been since the year 1870 authorized to regulate the price and quality of gas. St. Louis Charter of 1870, art. 3, par. 12, sec. 1; Laws, 1869-70, p. 463; Present charter, R. S. 1889, p. 2098; St. Louis v. Tel. Co., 96 Mo. 623. (2) The Laclede Gaslight Company is not, under the terms of its charter, exempted from regulation by the city as to the price of gas. The charter of 1837 ( Laws, p. 698) and subsequent enactments are silent as to the price of gas. (3) The Laclede Company is not, by virtue of any rights acquired, under ordinance 13494,…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, J.
This, an original proceeding, has been instituted in this court, to compel by our mandate the respondent to comply with the provisions of city ordinance 15482, which went into effect March 31, 1890, by supplying gas to consumers at a sum not exceeding ninety or ninety-five cents per one thousand cubic feet.
The respondent has made return to the alternative writ, and a general statutory demurrer has been filed thereto, to the effect that it contains no facts to constitute a defense to the relief sought.
As the pleadings and the various statutes and ordinances relating to the subject-matter of…
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