Michelson v. City of Sacramento

The charter of Sacramento provides that no ordinance shall take effect until thirty days after its passage except a tax ordinance, and “except an ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety, which contains a statement of its urgency and is passed by a four-fifths vote of the City Commission.” (Stats. (Spec. Sess.) 1911, sec. 270, p. 400.) On June 30, 1915, the commission passed an ordinance, section 30 of which declared that it was for the immediate preservation of the public safety, and a matter of urgency, and should take effect fifteen days after its…