State ex rel. Buell v. Frear
Wisconsin Supreme Court
This is an original action of mandamus brought by O. F* Buell, chairman of the state civil service commission, to compel James A. Frear, as secretary of state, to audit a bill for services as commissioner in favor of said relator and to issue-a warrant on the state treasurer for the payment of the same.
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This is an original action of mandamus brought by O. F* Buell, chairman of the state civil service commission, to compel James A. Frear, as secretary of state, to audit a bill for services as commissioner in favor of said relator and to issue-a warrant on the state treasurer for the payment of the same. The respondent, appearing by the attorney general, has moved to quash the alternative writ of mandamus, for the reason, as stated in the motion, that “neither the petition herein nor said alternative writ states facts showing that the relator is entitled to a writ of mandamus as prayed.” They…
1Opinion of the Court
Tbe following opinion was filed June 1, 1911:
SiebecKER, J.
By sec. 2 of cb. 363, Laws of 1905, it is enacted that “appointments to, and promotions in tbe civil service of tbis state shall be made only according to merit and fitness, to be ascertained as far as practicable by examinations, which so far as practicable, shall be competitive. . . . No person shall be appointed, transferred, removed, reinstated, promoted or reduced as an officer, clerk, employee or laborer in tbe civil service under tbe government of tbis state, in any manner, or by any means, other than those prescribed in tbis…
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