Show PETITION V VALID AUD SAYS REFEREE Grant C. C Bagley Declares Election Should Be Held in Provo Special to The Provo Pro May 28 Referee Referee Grant C C. Bagley Bag this afternoon mado made a report of his findings s in the case of or E. E A. A Mitchell plaintiff against the city of officials officials officials of- of of Provo Prove In his findings s the referee states that of an election petition petition petition peti peti- tion containing OS names seventeen were duplicates and forty five were signed by other than the persons persona whose names appeared The referees referee's report foil follows First That the petition filed b by bytho tho the plaintiff with the city r recorder order of Provo city on April 7 7 1915 was signed by the requisite 25 per cent of at the registered voters and qualified electors of the local option unit of or Provo city and was in substantial conformity with withlaw withlaw withlaw law and upon it its receipt on said da day b by said city recorder the right of oC the plaintiff to have said election held as requested In said petition became ab absolute absolute absolute ab- ab solute and It was the legal and ministerial min mm- duty of or tho the city recorder and the board of city commissioners of Provo city to enter said petition in fullIn full fullin fullin in the tho records or of the city commission omitting the tho signatures but stating the number of ot signers and to order an election to bo be held on tho the last Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day of or Juno 1915 to determine whether the sale ealo of ot intoxicating liquors shall be allowed or prohibited in itt the local option unit of Provo city and to order election as prayed for In said petition Second That plaintiff is entitled entitled tied to a writ of oC mandate commanding said city commission to order an election deetion elec dee tion Uon to be held on tho the last Tuesday InJune in inJune inJune June 1915 to determine whether the sale rale of Intoxicating liquors shall be allowed or prohibited In the local OPtion op option option OP- OP I tion unit of or Provo Prove elt city and to take such further action as the tho law may re reQuire require require re- re quire them to take tako to conduct said I election as provided pro b by law GRA GRANT T C. C BAGLEY Referee Referee Bagley Bagle will submit his findings find find- lags ings s and his conclusions to the supreme court tomorrow morning when the court will make decisions on the points of law at Issue and will vill decide whether or not the six ninety petitions for tor withdrawal shall be bo counted |