State v. Tausick
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Walla Walla county, Brents, J., entered June 5, 1911, in favor of the plaintiff, granting a peremptory writ of mandate to call a special election for the adoption of a commission form of government.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
Action in mandamus to compel Eugene Tausick, mayor of Walla Walla, to call an election under § 2, chap. 116, page 521, Laws of 1911. An alternative writ was issued. The mayor’s motion to quash was denied. A peremptory writ was granted, and the mayor has appealed.
Appellant’s sole contention is that the act in question is unconstitutional and void. It is entitled: “An act relating to the organization, classification, incorporation and government of municipal corporations, under a commission, and declaring an emergency.” It has been ably reviewed and discussed in the briefs, and we will call…
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