Catalano v. Swanger

GATES, P. J.,

On December 28, 1972, plaintiff presented to us, in chambers, his pro se complaint in mandamus to compel the Lebanon city clerk to accept his petition for referendum (recall) of ordinance no. 44, known as “The General Salary Ordinance Fixing the Annual Rates of Pay of City Officers, Clerks, and employees in the Department of the Government of the City of Lebanon, Pa. . . .” This ordinance was finally adopted by defendants, Lebanon City Council, on December 26, 1972, and is to become effective January 1,1973.1

The complaint says that plaintiff wants to commence a referendum…