O'Laughlin v. City of Kirkwood
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. — How. J. W. Mc-Elhinney, Judge. STATEMENT. A lucid statement of the facts of this case and the propositions of law which ought to control its decision is contained in the memorandum prepared and filed by the learned circuit judge who tried it.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. — How. J. W. Mc-Elhinney, Judge. STATEMENT. A lucid statement of the facts of this case and the propositions of law which ought to control its decision is contained in the memorandum prepared and filed by the learned circuit judge who tried it. We will therefore copy that memorandum: “1. It is conceded that a proper petition was presented to the board of aldermen of the city of Kirkwood under section 3028 of the Missouri statutes .for an election to determine whether or not spirituous or intoxicating liquors shall be sold within the limits of said city.…
1Opinion of the CourtGoode, J.
(after stating the facts). — We care to add but little to the foregoing opinion. Apparently several points were urged in the court below against the validity of the election which are not insisted on here. The main contention of the appellants in this court is that the secrecy of the ballot was violated by the judges and clerks of the election when they notified the voters that the “outside” ballots were probably illegal; thus compelling voters either to refrain from voting or use the ballots prepared by the election officers. There is nothing in this argument; for voters were at liberty to…
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