Prescott v. Secretary of Commonwealth

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus. The petitioners are eleven citizens of the Commonwealth, taxpayers and duly qualified and registered voters in various cities and towns thereof. The respondent is the Secretary of the Commonwealth. St. 1937, c. 384, was approved by the Governor of the Commonwealth on May 28, 1937. Within thirty days thereafter the petitioners filed with the respondent a petition signed by them, asking for a refer*193endum on the law and requesting that the operation thereof be suspended for the purpose of obtaining a referendum thereon. See art. 48 of the Amendments to…