State ex rel. Harvey v. Mason
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Ferry-county, Steiner, J., entered January 17, 1906, after a hearing on the merits, granting a writ of mandate to compel the mayor and council of a city to canvass election returns.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
This is a proceeding in mandamus to compel the mayor and city council of the city of Republic to canvass the election returns of an election held in said city on the 5th day of December, 1905. The election was for the selection of municipal officers, and was held on the day provided by law for the election of officers in citie.s of the third class, to which class the city of Republic belongs. The city council neglected to cause notice of the election to be given, and no one of the steps required of the mayor and council by law as a preliminary to the election was taken. On the 2d day of…
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