State ex rel. Conran v. Williams
Supreme Court of Missouri
Mandamus. (1) The registration books and registration lists of the voters of St. Louis, being required by law to be made up and kept, are public documents. State ex rel. v. HoblitzeTle, 85 Mo. 620 ; 1 Rap. & Lawr. Law Die. “Documents,” 406; 1 Whart. Ev., secs. 640, 642 ; 1 Best Ev. [Ed. 1875] 407. (2) Documents of a public nature are open to the inspection (a) of every citizen.
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Mandamus. (1) The registration books and registration lists of the voters of St. Louis, being required by law to be made up and kept, are public documents. State ex rel. v. HoblitzeTle, 85 Mo. 620 ; 1 Rap. & Lawr. Law Die. “Documents,” 406; 1 Whart. Ev., secs. 640, 642 ; 1 Best Ev. [Ed. 1875] 407. (2) Documents of a public nature are open to the inspection (a) of every citizen. State ex rel. v. Williams, 41 N. J. L. [12 Yroom] 332 ; People ex rel. v. Cornell, 47 Barb. 329 ; Commonwealth ex rel. v. O’ Donnell, 12 W. N. C. 291; State ex rel. v. HoblitzeTle, 85 Mo. 620; 2 Dillon on Mun. Corp. [3…
1Opinion of the CourtBlack, J.
This case stands on a demurrer to the return made to the alternative writ of mandamus. The relators aver in the petition and writ that they constitute the democratic central committee of the city of St. Louis, the democratic party being a voluntary political organization ; that a general election will be held in this state on the sixth of November, 1888, for the election of various officers ; that a number of conventions are to be held by the democratic party to nominate candidates for such offices, and that delegates are to be selected from the city of St. Louis to attend those conventions ;…
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