Thompson v. Board of Trustees

SMITH, C.

This is a suit for mandamus against the hoard of trustees of the city of Alameda and the trustees individu ally. The case involves the effect of an ordinance of the defendant board, and the refusal of the board to comply with its terms.

The ordinance, so far as material, is as follows:—

Section 1: “Whenever ten per cent of the legal voters of the city of Alameda shall petition in writing therefor, the board of trustees shall submit to said voters such proposition of local public interest as may be specified in said petition, said submission to be made for the purpose of enabling the.…