McElroy v. Hartsfield

Hutcheson, Justice.

F. G. MeElroy, a fireman oí the City of Atlanta, brought his petition for mandamus, both for himself and, as the member of a class, for other firemen of the city, naming as defendants the mayor, the comptroller, the treasurer, the board of aldermen, and the board of couneilmen of said city, seeking to compel the defendants to perform certain acts necessary to the payment of the salary of petitioner and other firemen, as fixed by a certain “ordinance” initiated by ten per cent, of the registered voters of said city and duly submitted and voted upon by the electorate,…