Petition

An instrument of writing or printing, containing a prayer from the person presenting it, called the petitioner, to the body or person to whom it is presented, for the redress of some wrong or the grant of some favor which the latter has the right to give. redress of grievances” is secured to the people. Amend, art.

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See Constitution op United States. Petitions are frequently presented to the courts in order to bring sojne matters before them. It is a general rule in such cases that an affidavit should be made that the facts therein contained are true as far as known to the petitioner, and that those facts which he states on information he believes to be true. It is said that the sufficiency of a petition must be determined by its face, and can neither be aided nor destroyed by the accompanying exhibits, the exhibits being no part of it; Merrill v. Trust Co., 46 Mo. App. 236.