Wright v. City of McMinnville
Oregon Supreme Court
From Yamhill: William: Galloway, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is a suit by G. S. Wright against the City of McMinnville to enjoin the issue of municipal bonds.
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From Yamhill: William: Galloway, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is a suit by G. S. Wright against the City of McMinnville to enjoin the issue of municipal bonds. It is alleged in the complaint that the defendant the City of McMinnville is a municipal corporation, and the defendants Leroy Lewis and A. C. Chandler are, respectively, its mayor and recorder; that plaintiff is an inhabitant and taxpayer of the city; that the requisite number of legal voters filed with the city recorder an initiative petition for an amendment of the city charter, so as to authorize an issue of bonds,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moore
In support of the decree rendered herein, it is maintained by defendants’ counsel that the charter of McMinnville became operative February 18, 1908 (Special Laws Or. 1903, p. 499), prior to the first amendment of Section 2 of Article XI of the Constitution of Oregon, permitting legal-voters of every city and town to enact and amend their municipal charters; that such alteration of the organic act rendered section 8 of the city charter inoperative respecting the manner of giving notice of an elec*400tion; and that only reasonable notice thereof is required, which was given.
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