McKinley v. City of Fraser

The agreed question in this case is whether a “rate” ordinance * , proposed by the initiative under the presently quoted municipal charter provision, may with sanction of law be so initiated as against objection that it is not of “legislative character.” The circuit court, hearing the matter on petition for declaratory judgment, held generally that provisions for initiation of municipal ordinances are applicable only to acts “which are legislative in character.” See annotation, “Character or subject matter of ordinance within operation of initiative and referendum provisions.” 122 ALR 769. It…