Attorney General ex rel. Conely v. Common Council
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus. Belator applied for mandamus to compel the common council of the city of Detroit to observe and carry out the provisions of Act No. 468, Local Acts of 1889, relative to the registration of voters, etc., in the city of Detroit. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.
At the last session of the Legislature an act was passed, entitled—
“An act to preserve the purity of elections, and guard against abuses of the elective franchise, in the city of Detroit."
This act was approved by the Governor July 1, 1889, upon which day it took effect, and became operative. Local Acts of 1889, p. 994.
The relator, in his petition, sets forth that the common council of the city of Detroit has neglected and failed to comply with the law, and still fails and neglects to do so, although well aware that the necessity of such compliance is reasonable and urgent; and that he…
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