BELISLE v. CRIST

No. 41386.

425 P.2d 983 (1967)

In re Initiative Petitions Nos. 16, 17 and 18, of The City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Hugh L. BELISLE, Appellant-Proponent, v. Orvin CRIST, City Clerk, and George H. Shirk, Mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Appellees-Protestants.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

February 28, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willis R. Stark, Jones, for appellant-protestant.

Roy H. Semtner, Municipal Counselor, Giles K. Ratcliff, Asst. Municipal Counselor, Oklahoma City, for appellees-protestants, Orvin Crist, City Clerk, and George H. Shirk, Mayor of the City of Oklahoma City, Okl.

McClelland, Collins, Sheehan, Bailey, Bailey & Short, by William F. Collins, Jr., Oklahoma City, for protestants.


DAVISON, Justice.

This is an appeal from the ruling of the City Clerk of the City of Oklahoma City holding Initiative Petitions Nos. 16, 17 and 18, having for their purpose the amendment of the Charter of Oklahoma City, insufficient.

The evidence discloses that the total number of votes cast in the City election of April 2, 1963, was 8,374. This election was the election immediately preceding the filing of the petitions...

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