State ex rel. Snell v. Warner

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Stiles, J. —

The nominal cause of action in this case is that the respondent is usurping the right to sit as a conn*774oilman from the sixth ward of the city of Tacoma; but the real matter in issue is the question whether or not the territory included within the sixth ward is legally a portion of that city. Since the 25th day of October, 1890, the city of Tacoma has been acting under a municipal charter adopted in pursuance of art. 11, § 10 of the constitution. In April, 1891, in pursuance of § 9 of the act of March 27, 1890 (the general municipal…