State Ex Rel. Fletcher v. Osburn
Nevada Supreme Court
Application by the State, upon the relation of A. G. Fletcher, against R. S. Osburn, et al., as the City Council of the City of Reno, for a writ of certiorari to review the proceedings of the City Council in advertising for bids for the purchase of bonds, etc. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.
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Application by the State, upon the relation of A. G. Fletcher, against R. S. Osburn, et al., as the City Council of the City of Reno, for a writ of certiorari to review the proceedings of the City Council in advertising for bids for the purchase of bonds, etc. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. I. By the virtue of the nature of the proceeding, of necessity, the first question involved is: Did the city council, in making the orders of October 25, 1897, exercise judicial functions? for it is only for the exercise of judicial functions that the writ of certiorari will lie. (Gen.…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Massey, J.:
The City of Reno is incorporated under the provisions of that certain act entitled “An act to incorporate the town of Reno,” approved March 8, 1897.- The respondents were named in the act as constituting the city council for a certain term, at the expiration of which they should be succeeded by members chosen at the general election. Sections 34 and 35 of said act authorize the city council to borrow money or to issue bonds in a limited amount for the purpose of procuring water and the erection of water works for the city, if, upon the submission of a proposition, “ a…
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