State, Ex Rel. v. Bigelow

These two related actions have a common purpose — to arrest the submission to the electorate of a proposed amendment to the Cincinnati city .Charter. The validity of the ordinance directing the board of elections to submit the proposed amendment to the voters is attacked on grounds falling into two general categories: First, that the proposed charter amendment providing for the acquisition of a public utility by the city of Cincinnati would, if adopted, contravene Sections 4 and 5 of Article XVIII of the Constitution of Ohio, since Section 5 provides that “any municipality proceeding to…