State ex rel. Schade v. Russell
Missouri Court of Appeals
Original Proceeding for Writ of Mandamus. (1) The mayor of a city in signing a license for the sale of intoxicating liquor performs a purely ministerial duty; and if a license is granted by the board of aldermen the signing by the mayor may be enforced by mandamus. The law clothes the mayor with no power to review or revoke the act of the board. The law imposes upon him the mandatory and ministerial duty of signing the license. R. S. 1899, sec. 5951; 14 Am. and Eng. Enc.
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Original Proceeding for Writ of Mandamus. (1) The mayor of a city in signing a license for the sale of intoxicating liquor performs a purely ministerial duty; and if a license is granted by the board of aldermen the signing by the mayor may be enforced by mandamus. The law clothes the mayor with no power to review or revoke the act of the board. The law imposes upon him the mandatory and ministerial duty of signing the license. R. S. 1899, sec. 5951; 14 Am. and Eng. Enc. Law (1 Ed.), p. 171; Braconier v. Packard, 136 Mass. 50. (2) A ministerial duty of the mayor may be enforced by mandamus.…
1Opinion of the CourtGoode, J.
(after stating the facts). — Jackson is a city of the fourth class and section 5978 of the statutes (1899) relating to such cities, says the mayor and board of aldermen shall have power and authority to regulate all licenses and levy and collect the license tax on dram-shops. In the exercise of this power, ordinances, of which we have recited the portions relevant to the present proceeding, were enacted by the mayor and board of aldermen of Jackson to regulate the granting of saloon licenses. All the requirements of those ordinances, as well as of the statutes of the State relating to the *647gran…
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