[DOWNLOAD] "State Ex Rel. Letha M. Voss v. Ilus W." by Supreme Court of Missouri * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State Ex Rel. Letha M. Voss v. Ilus W.
- Author : Supreme Court of Missouri
- Release Date : January 11, 1967
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 68 KB
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The trial court, upon petition in mandamus by certain electors and taxpayers of Kansas City, ordered the city council to enact
an ordinance submitting certain charter amendments to an election and if not done, ordered the Kansas City Board of Election
Commissioners to proceed with the election as if the ordinance calling it had been passed, but stayed the effective date of
the judgment until the appeal was decided. The city council appeals, contending the proposed charter amendments, which would
set the terms of the elected officials of the city (including incumbents) at two years instead of the four presently provided,
violate Art. VII, Sec. 12 of the 1945 constitution, that the proposed amendments conflict with other charter provisions, and
that the petitions for said amendments were insufficient and could not be made sufficient by supplemental petitions. The facts are stipulated. The proposed charter amendments to the Kansas City home rule charter, excluding portions relating
to terms, which have already expired and hence need not concern us, are these: