State ex rel. Winter v. Swanson

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court for Lancaster county denying relators a peremptory writ of mandamus against respondent, the secretary of state, to require him to accept and file certain initiative petitions by which it was sought to submit to the voters of Nebraska at the general election a certain constitutional amendment limiting the tax levy on farm and city property.

It is conceded that the petitions and accompanying affidavits were in proper form and that the proceedings were in all respects regular, except a failure to comply with the following' provisions of…