State ex rel. Lowe v. Barlow
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Upon the relation of William F. Lowe the district court for Polk county granted an alternative writ of mandamus, directed to the aldermen, mayor and city clerk of the city of East Grand Forks, commanding them to cause to be submitted to the voters of that city the proposed home rule charter of the city or show cause why they had not done so.
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Upon the relation of William F. Lowe the district court for Polk county granted an alternative writ of mandamus, directed to the aldermen, mayor and city clerk of the city of East Grand Forks, commanding them to cause to be submitted to the voters of that city the proposed home rule charter of the city or show cause why they had not done so. Defendants’ motion to quash the writ was denied and their demurrer thereto was overruled, Watts, J. Relator’s motion for a peremptory writ in his favor on the petition and the return was granted. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for…
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
An alternative writ of mandamus was issued commanding the respondents to call an election to vote upon a proposed home rule charter for the city of East Grand Forks. The respondents made a return to the writ. The court ordered judgment on the pleadings directing the issuance of a peremptory writ. This appeal is from the judgment entered pursuant to the order.
1. The respondents claim that the charter was not returned to the mayor within the time prescribed by the Constitution.
On March 21, 1914, the judges of the áppropriate district appointed a board of 15 freeholders to frame a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State ex rel. Nichols v. KiewelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
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