State ex rel. Ingold v. Mayor of Madison
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. The appeal is from a judgment directing a peremptory writ of mandamus. A petition was filed with the common council of the city of Madison by relator and others, resident electors and freeholders of the third election district of the Sixth ward of said city, to make and constitute such district a ward of said city pursuant to sec. 926 — 8, Stats.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. The appeal is from a judgment directing a peremptory writ of mandamus. A petition was filed with the common council of the city of Madison by relator and others, resident electors and freeholders of the third election district of the Sixth ward of said city, to make and constitute such district a ward of said city pursuant to sec. 926 — 8, Stats. Such required action was not taken, and upon application to the court below an alternated writ of mandamus was issued to the mayor and common council. A…
1Opinion of the CourtEschweiler, J.
Sec. 926 — 8, Stats., provides in substance that upon the petition of a specified number of resident electors, freeholders of any one election district within any ward subdivided into two or more election districts .or of any undivided ward within any city of the third or fourth class incorporated under special charter, demanding that such election district be constituted a ward, or such ward be divided, such council shall, after proper publication, proceed by ordinance to create such district and any other district or districts in such ward into wards or to divide such ward into wards,…
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