Coney v. Mayor of Topeka

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This is an application for a writ of mandamus to compel the mayor and commissioners of Topeka to call an election to determine whether the city of Topeka should abandon its commission form of government and return to the old system of government by a mayor and councilmen.

The statute authorizing such election is section 1241 of the General Statutes of 1909, which, in part, reads:

“Any city which shall have operated for more than four years under the provisions of this act may abandon such organization thereunder and accept the provisions of…