State v. Board of City Commissioners

Citations

• 93 Kan. 405
• 144 P. 241
• 1914 Kan. LEXIS 445

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Cities of the First Class — Initiative and Referendum Law Constitutional and Valid. Section 1240 of the General Statutes of 1909, known as the initiative and referendum law, is not violative of section 21 of article 2 of the constitution of this state although it confers legislative powers upon hoards of city commissioners, and, in turn, upon the electors in cities of the first class; neither is it violative of section 2 of the bill of rights, as it grants no special privileges or immunities.</p> <p>2. Same. The initiative and referendum provisions of section 1240 of the General Statutes of 1909 are not repugnant to section 4 of article 4 of the constitution of the United States, which guarantees to every state a republican form of government.</p>