State ex rel. Board of Control of St. Louis School v. City of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Mandamus. (1) 1. Relator is not a department of Washington University, but is a separate, legal entity, constituted by tbe Act of March 7, 1907, and the action of the people of St. Louis, and is the first board of control provided for by that act. 2. The Act of March 7, 1907, created the office and designated how it should be filled, and as the office is not one provided for in the Constitution of Missouri, it was the province and duty of the Legislature to “provide for” the…
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Mandamus. (1) 1. Relator is not a department of Washington University, but is a separate, legal entity, constituted by tbe Act of March 7, 1907, and the action of the people of St. Louis, and is the first board of control provided for by that act. 2. The Act of March 7, 1907, created the office and designated how it should be filled, and as the office is not one provided for in the Constitution of Missouri, it was the province and duty of the Legislature to “provide for” the filling of the office, under section 14 of art. 9 of the Constitution. State Revenue Agent v. Hill, 70 Miss. 106;…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
This is an original proceeding in this court to obtain a peremptory writ of mandamus directed to the city of St. Louis, commanding it and its proper officers and agents to draw proper warrants against what is termed the Art Museum Fund, collected and to be collected under the Act of the General Assembly of Missouri, of March 7, 1907, and now in the treasury of said city, upon vouchers of the relator, and to require said city, in fixing its tax rate in the future, to include therein an annual tax of one-fifth of a mill on the dollar for the benefit of relator.
The return was made on the day…
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