State v. Roth
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — Hon. W. N. Treichler, Judge. Suit brought in the name of the State, at the relation of seven qualified ele'etors, for the removal of defendant Roth as Mayor of the City of Cedar Rapids, and Garl, as Marshal, or Chief of Police, of that city. The trial court refused to remove them, and the State appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
No objection is made to the joinder of the two defendants in one action. It appears that in the spring of 1913 there was more or less agitation over the question of Sunday baseball in the city of Cedar Rapids. About March 28, 1913, and, as we understand it, before the league season opened, a petition, signed by about fifty men and women, was presented to the mayor and commissioners of Cedar Rapids. It is as follows, omitting signatures:
To the Hon. Mayor and City Commissioners: We, the undersigned residents, citizens, and property owners of the city of Cedar Rapids, hereby respectfully request…
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