Meeker

W. J. Meeker, a duly qualified elector of the city of Santa Rosa, by this proceeding seeks the order of this court directing and commanding the respondent, C. L. Reed, as the city clerk of the city of Santa Rosa, a municipal corporation of the state of California, to call a special election for the purpose of electing three qualified persons to act as members of the city council of the said city of Santa Rosa.

The record in this case discloses the following: That the city of Santa Rosa is now and at all times mentioned in this proceeding was a municipal corporation organized and existing under a freeholders’ charter, adopted as provided by law, and approved by the legislature of the state of California in January, 1923 (Stats. 1923, p. 1298); that on or about the twenty-second day of September, 1924, C. 0. Dunbar, W. N. Vallandigham, D. P. Mack, Newton B. Kinley, aqd W. J. Meeker constituted the duly elected, qualified, and acting council of the city of Santa Rosa and the said C. 0. Dunbar was the duly appointed, qualified, and acting mayor of said city; that on or about the said twenty-second day of September, 1924, the said D. P. Mack died, leaving his office as a councilman of…