Holland v. Clerk of Garden City

Plaintiffs are respectively the mayor and members of the council of the city of Garden City. They seek a writ of mandamus directing the defendant, clerk of the city of Garden City, to execute “Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System Revenue Bonds, Series A,” aggregating the principal sum of $400,000 as directed by the provisions of Ordinance No. 46 of said city.

The facts in this case are not in dispute. The city of Garden City is successor to the village of Garden City which was reincorporated as a home rule city in 1933. On July 15, 1929, at a special election, the electors of the village of…