State ex rel. Thompson v. City of Kearney

The plaintiff alleges in his petition, “ that he is a resident tax-payer and elector of the said city; that the city of Kearney is a city of the second class, of more than 5,000 inhabitants and less than 25,000 inhabitants, duly and legally organized and proclaimed under the general laws of the state of Nebraska, for the incorporation of cities and towns within the state; that the said Lawrence Ketchum is the legally appointed, duly qualified, and acting marshal of the said city of Kearney ; that on the 29th day of November, 1886, the council of said city, in accordance with the power granted…