Tacker v. Board of County Commissioners

This is a controversy involving the proper interpretation of Section 12-A of Chapter 17257, Acts 1935, commonly known as the referendum provision of the 1935 Slot Machine Act. The court below denied the injunction sought by appellant to restarin the appellees, County Commissioners of Polk County, from printing upon November 3, 1936, general election ballots the special question of recall of slot machine licensing provided to be voted upon under Section 12-A, supra, in the event a petition of twenty per cent, of the “qualified electors” of any county should so pray.

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