Attorney General ex rel. Vernor v. Common Council of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus by Franz C. Kuhn, attorney general, on the relation of James Vernor, against the common council and election commission of the city of Detroit to require the respondents to submit at a special election a proposed amendment to the municipal charter.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
The city of Detroit is a municipal corporation with a charter granted under the Constitution of 1850 and thus antedating the Constitution of 1909. There has been no general revision of the charter under any act of the legislature since the Constitution of 1909 went into effect.
On August 15, 1911, the common council commenced appropriate proceedings under the provision of Act No. 279, Pub. Acts 1909, as amended by Act No. 203, Pub. Acts 1911, to amend the charter so as to institute a system of civil service, and these proceedings followed strictly the requirements of the legislature aforesaid…
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