Murray v. Payne

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one of mandamus, commenced in this court on March 16, 1933, to compel the city clerk of Kansas City to carry out arrangements for holding a city election, contrary to an act which took effect March 13, 1933, dispensing with holding the election. The cause was heard on the application for the writ. The writ was denied, and the reasons for that judgment may be stated as briefly as possible.

■ The city is a city of the first class, operating under the commission form of government. In February, 1923, the following statute became…