State ex rel. Brislawn v. Meath
Washington Supreme Court
Application filed in the supreme court February 23, 1915, for a writ of quo warranto to determine the right to office as members of the board of state land commissioners.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
At the first session of the state legislature, 1889-90, several boards were created to administer the public lands of the state. In 1893, the several acts were amended so that an independent board with full jurisdiction over state lands was provided for. The board consisted of the commissioner of public lands, ex-officio member and chairman of the board, and three members, to be appointed by the governor. Laws of 1893, p. 386. The act of 1893 was amended in 1895. The commissioner of public lands was *304made a member of the board with two others to be appointed by the governor. Laws of 1895, p.…
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