Mitchell v. Herreman

At an election in the city of Brookings held on April 19, 1949 the electors decided to change its governing body from a board of commissioners consisting of a mayor and two commissioners to a board of commissioners consisting of a mayor and four commissioners. SDC 45.05. Under SDC 45.0504 the change in the number of commissioners does not take place until the next annual municipal election. This section provides: “If at such election a change of form of government or number of commissioners is decided upon, at the next annual municipal election officers shall be chosen under the changed form…