Kahle v. Peters
West Virginia Supreme Court
Separate original applications by James S. Kahle and Karl F. Schoew to compel the mayor and others to restore petitioners to their rights as members-elect of the common council of Bluefield.
1Opinion of the Court
MillisR, Judge:
Section 10 of the charter of the City of Bluefield, among other things, provides: “The mayor, each member of the board of supervisors and each member of the council shall ■ be qualified voters of the city, and each member of the council shall be a qualified voter of the ward from which he is elected. They shall each respectively be inhabitants of said city for at least one year prior to their election, and they shall each respectively be the owner of a free-hold in said city for at least one year prior to their said election; such ownership to be evidenced by proper deeds of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State ex rel. Thompson v. McAllisterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1893
- Burks v. HintonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1883
3Cited by11 opinions
- Booten v. PinsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
- Marra v. ZinkWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Brewer v. WilsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1966
- Marra v. ZinkWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
- State ex rel. Morrison v. FreelandWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1954
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