State ex rel. Bassett v. Renick
Supreme Court of Missouri
Petition for Mandamus. I. That the return of the defendant shows no legal cause for refusing to sign said bond ; and said return admitting the truth of the facts in the petition, the writ of mandamus must be made peremptory according to the prayer of petitioner. (35 Mo. 198.) II.
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Petition for Mandamus. I. That the return of the defendant shows no legal cause for refusing to sign said bond ; and said return admitting the truth of the facts in the petition, the writ of mandamus must be made peremptory according to the prayer of petitioner. (35 Mo. 198.) II. That the city council of St. Joseph have no means of ascertaining the true number of qualified voters in the city at the time said special election was held, except by relying upon the number of votes polled at said special election as compared with the number of votes polled at the general election for city officers…
1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, Judge
This is a petition for a mandamus on the mayor of the city of St. Joseph, requiring him to sign and issue certain bonds of the city. The return admits the facts stated in the petition. By the Act of the General Assembly of Missouri of the 19th of December, 1865, it was provided that the mayor and council of the city of St. Joseph should cause all propositions “ to create a debt by borrowing money *272for any purpose whatsoever,” to be submitted “to a vote of the qualified voters of said city,” and that in all such cases it should require “ two-thirds of such qualified voters to sanction the…
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