La Mar v. City Council

This is an original application to this court for a writ of mandate. The petitioner is an elector and taxpayer in the city of South San Francisco, county of San Mateo. The respondents are the duly elected and acting members of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco. On December 1, 1941, said council adopted ordinance 216 creating a personnel system. Said ordinance took effect January 14, 1942. Among other things said ordinance provided as follows:

“Section 1. Adoption of Personnel System. Pursuant to the authority granted to the legislative body of any city within the State of…