Erickson ex rel. Erickson v. Sanborn
Oregon Supreme Court
From Clatsop: J. A. Eakin, Judge. In Banc. This is an action in the nature of quo warranto. It challenges the right of the defendants to hold the office of civic center commissioners of the City of Astoria, Oregon.' From a judgment adverse to defendants they appeal. At a special election held in the City of Astoria, on January 15, 1920, a charter amendment of the city creating a civic center commission received the vote of 987 in favor thereof and 461 against.
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From Clatsop: J. A. Eakin, Judge. In Banc. This is an action in the nature of quo warranto. It challenges the right of the defendants to hold the office of civic center commissioners of the City of Astoria, Oregon.' From a judgment adverse to defendants they appeal. At a special election held in the City of Astoria, on January 15, 1920, a charter amendment of the city creating a civic center commission received the vote of 987 in favor thereof and 461 against. After a canvass of the vote the amendment was duly proclaimed as adopted, and the defendants were appointed as civic center…
1Opinion of the CourtBean, J.
The one question involved, as to the validity of the charter amendment creating the civic center commission, referred to the electors by ordinance number 5616, is whether or not due compliance was had with the provisions of the ordinances then in force which provided a method of submitting charter amendments proposed by the common council to a vote of the people, and particularly where one ordinance provided that no such elections be held at a time less than sixty days from the passage of such ordinance of reference, and another ordinance passed at the same meeting designating a specific day…
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