Cole v. Dorr
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original proceeding in mandamus.
1Opinion of the Court
*252The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mason, J.:
In 1907 a law was enacted (Laws 1907,. ch. 114) providing a scheme of municipal government,, commonly known as the “commission plan,” to be op-' erative in such cities of the first class as should adopt, it by a popular vote at a special election called for that, purpose. In Wichita the question whether the city should avail itself of the act was submitted to the people and received a majority of the votes cast, but notice, of the election was not given for the full time required by the statute. A curative act was passed • (Laws 1909,, ch.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Eckerson v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Adams v. City of BeloitWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
- City of Topeka v. GillettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1884
- State v. HunterSupreme Court of Kansas · 1888
- State ex rel. Board of Education v. BrownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
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3Cited by39 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Richards v. MoorerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1929
- Sarlls, City Clerk v. State, Ex Rel.Indiana Supreme Court · 1929
- People ex rel. Vautrin v. MadisonIllinois Supreme Court · 1917
- State ex rel. Baughn v. UreNebraska Supreme Court · 1912
- State v. TausickWashington Supreme Court · 1911
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