State Ex Rel. Hays v. Wilson

On application of thirteen members of the police force of the city of Olympia, the superior court for Thurston county issued an order requiring the members of the city commission of the city of Olympia, and the members and executive secretary of the civil service commission of the city of Olympia, to show cause why they should not be permanently enjoined from proceeding further in effectuating the announced purpose of the mayor of the city of Olympia to appoint a resident of the city of Walla Walla chief of police of the City of Olympia. The relators alleged that the mayor of the city of…