Mountain v. County of Multnomah
Oregon Supreme Court
Appeal from Multnomah County. In May, 1872, the Portland Light Battery was organized in Multnomah county, according to the laws of the state of Oregon, and was listed in the office of the adjutant general of the state, and became, and has continued ever since, a part of the organized militia of the state. Thomas Mountain aforesaid was elected and duly commissioned captain, and as such, gave the necessary bonds required by statute.
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Appeal from Multnomah County. In May, 1872, the Portland Light Battery was organized in Multnomah county, according to the laws of the state of Oregon, and was listed in the office of the adjutant general of the state, and became, and has continued ever since, a part of the organized militia of the state. Thomas Mountain aforesaid was elected and duly commissioned captain, and as such, gave the necessary bonds required by statute. He has been ever since, and is now, such captain, duly qualified and commissioned according to law. The said battery is a sectional one, having two guns or cannons…
1Opinion of the Court
*473By the Court,
Prim, J.:
The first and second assignments of error are not well taken, and are therefore overruled, as it appears there was no dispute as to facts found by the court. The facts found by the court, to which exceptions are taken, were as follows, to wit: 1. That the Portland Light Battery was a duly organized volunteer company. 2. That its necessary expenses for an armory and armorer for and during the months of July, August, and September, 1879, were one hundred and twenty-one dollars and fifty cents. These facts are fully set out in the petition of Captain Mountain and duly…
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