Town of Eufaula v. Gibson
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Original proceedings in a county seat controversy by the Town of Eufaula against Charles Gibson and others, constituting the Board, of Commisioners of McIntosh County, and others, to restrain the carrying into effect of a proclamation by the Governor, declaring the Town of Checotah to have received a .majority of all the votes cast for county seat of McIntosh County. Petition sustained.
1Opinion of the CourtDunn, J.
This controversy grows out of a special election called by the Governor of the state of Oklahoma pursuant to a petition filed in his office by the electors of McIntosh county. The returns of the same were, in accordance with law, forwarded to his office, and he canvassed the same, and on the 6th day of June, 1908, issued his proclamation, in which he declared that the “total vote cast at said election for county seat of McIntosh county, Oklahoma, was 3,231; and that of said votes the city, town, or place of-Checotah, which was duly and legally selected as candidate for county seat at said…
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