Allan v. Rasmussen, City Recorder

McDonough, Justice.

This is an original action by which the plaintiff seeks a peremptory writ of mandate to compel the defendant as Recorder of Murray City to acknowledge the filing of a petition for referendum and to perform the duties enjoined upon him by law so as to submit by referendum a designated ordinance to the voters of Murray City.

On June 18, 1941, the Board of Commissioners of Murray City adopted the ordinance, designated Ordinance No. 12, creating the officer of City Co-ordinator. Pursuant to an application for petition copies made by the requisite number of “sponsors,” among them…