State v. McCord
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Christian Circuit Court. — Eon. John T. Moore, Judge. The finding of the court in its order for the election is fatally defective, in that it finds that the signers of the petition constitute one-tenth of the voters, and tax payers of Christian county, section 3027 requires such petitions to be signed by one-tenth of the qualified voters of the county.
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Appeal from Christian Circuit Court. — Eon. John T. Moore, Judge. The finding of the court in its order for the election is fatally defective, in that it finds that the signers of the petition constitute one-tenth of the voters, and tax payers of Christian county, section 3027 requires such petitions to be signed by one-tenth of the qualified voters of the county. For ought that appears from the finding of the court, many or all the signers are nonvoting taxpayers, and may constitute one-tenth of both classes when combined, but the number of voters signing-may fall far short of the required…
1Dissent
DISSENTING OPINION.
NORTONI, J.
The defendant was convicted on a charge of selling intoxicating liquors in violation of the local option law, and after unsuccessful motions for new trial and in arrest of judgment, appeals to this court. There is no question raised with respect to the indictment, trial and conviction other than challenging the adoption of the local option law. The defendant maintains here as he did in the circuit court, that the local *71option law is not in force in Christian county, and in support of this contention, points us to what he terms several irregularities in the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Adams v. CowlesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1888
- Hope v. BlairSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- State v. SearcyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1890
- Leonard v. SparksSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Hadley v. BerneroMissouri Court of Appeals · 1903
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