(Download) "State Ex Rel. Althouse v. City Madison" by Supreme Court of Wisconsin " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: State Ex Rel. Althouse v. City Madison
- Author : Supreme Court of Wisconsin
- Release Date : January 01, 1977
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 70 KB
Description
This case poses the question of whether a city council can be compelled by mandamus to place on the ballot a referendum question
for the adoption of an ordinance initiated in proper form in accordance with sec. 9.20(1), Stats., but which ordinance the
common council, on the advice of the city attorney, has concluded is in violation of state statutes and is unconstitutional.
We conclude that mandamus is appropriate under such circumstances, and we hold that the trial court erred when it denied the
petition for a writ of mandamus. Accordingly, we reverse. On January 20, 1976, a petition signed by over 8,500 electors of the City of Madison was filed with the city clerk. Attached
to that petition was a document entitled, "Fair Rent Ordinance," which the petitioners sought to have enacted pursuant to
sec. 9.20, Stats. It is agreed that the petition and the attached ordinance were in conformity with the requirements of Wisconsin's
direct legislation statutes. Sec. 9.20(1) provides:
 "State Ex Rel. Althouse v. City Madison" by Supreme Court of Wisconsin " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free){kind=link}