Keigley v. Bench, City Recorder

ELIAS HANSEN, Chief Justice.

Plaintiffs, sponsors of the referendum petition, seek a writ of mandamus in this court directing I. G. Bench, the city recorder of Provo City, Utah, to receive and file a petition for a referendum as provided by R. S. Utah 1933, title 25, chap. 10 (25-10-1 et seq.) Application for the writ was made to this court pursuant to section 16 of that act (25-10-16). Upon the filing of plaintiffs’ verified petition, an alternative writ of mandamus was issued directing the defendant to accept and file a petition for a referendum or show cause why he had not done so.…