Williams v. Parrack

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a proposed initiative setting fire department job classifications and salaries, and repealing prior ordinances, “clearly . . . is legislative”
• holding that city council had ministerial duty to place initiative on ballot
• stating that board of county commissioners had mandatory duty to place referendum on ballot once sufficient, valid signatures obtained
• court will enjoin neither city council nor electorate from adopting ordinance if it is legislative and within scope of municipal power
• city charter provision calling for special election on initiative petitions

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