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WASHINGTON COUNTY ELEC. COM'N v. CITY OF JOHNSON CITY

350 S.W.2d 601 (1961)

WASHINGTON COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION v. CITY OF JOHNSON CITY et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

October 20, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent Herrin, Herrin & Sherwood, Johnson City, Paul J. Sherwood, John F. Washington, Johnson City, of counsel, for Washington County Election Commission.

W. L. Price, Johnson City, for Johnson City.

B. B. Snipes, Johnson City, for George White and Homer L. Pease.

Allison B. Humphreys, Sol. Gen., Nashville, for Atty. Gen. George F. McCanless.

FELTS, Justice.

This is a bill filed under the Declaratory Judgments Act (T.C.A. § 23-1101 et seq.) by the Washington County Election Commission against the City of Johnson City (the City) and others, seeking a construction of a provision of the Constitution of Tennessee (Art. 11, sec. 9), being a part of what is known as "The Home Rule Amendments," as follows:

"A charter or amendment may be proposed by ordinance...

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