Attorney-General Ex Rel. Rief v. Varney

There is no provision of the statute which authorizes the filling of a vacancy in the office of mayor of Manchester by an election by the people. Section 17, chapter 48 of the Public Statutes provides that at the request of one hundred legal voters the mayor and aldermen shall call a general meeting of the inhabitants for any constitutional and legal purpose. This statute does not authorize the calling of meetings of the qualified voters in each of the several wards, where only an election ,by the people for mayor can be held. P. S., c. 47, s. 1. It does not authorize the calling of a meeting…