City Commission of Jackson v. Hirschman

This is an appeal from a circuit court judgment in mandamus. The question in issue arises out of the refusal of the city clerk and the city treasurer of Jackson, Michigan, to negotiate a loan as directed by the city commission. The loan is authorized by recent amendments to the city charter. The purpose of the amendments was to change the fiscal year of the city of Jackson from January 1st to July 1st. In the accomplishment of this purpose, it was necessary to provide funds for the payment of city expenditures for the six months period between January and July, that is, from the last day of…