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CITIZENS v. SPOKANE

No. 47859-7.

99 Wn.2d 339 (1983)

662 P.2d 845

CITIZENS FOR FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT, ET AL, Appellants, v. THE CITY OF SPOKANE, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

April 21, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hemovich & Nappi, by Michael J. Hemovich and Jonathan C. Rascoff, for appellants.

James C. Sloane, Corporation Counsel, and Thomas F. Kingen and Pat Dalton, Assistants, for respondents.

BRACHTENBACH, J.

The main question is whether a city ordinance enacting a business and occupation (B & O) tax is subject to referendum. It is.

A group of Spokane citizens sought a writ of mandamus to compel the City of Spokane to accept for filing certain referendum petitions. The purpose of the petitions was the repeal of, or in the alternative, a referendum on city ordinance C-25792, an ordinance relating to and providing for a B & O tax upon businesses...

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