State Ex Rel. Bailey v. County Court of Raleigh County

Litz, Judge :

The petitioners, H. E. Bailey, John R. Smith, E. C. Minter, J. F. Houchins, Charles Hodel, A. S. Johnston, F. A. Couch, G. K. Sweeney, W. A. Argenbright, and W. C. Marcum, as citizens, residents, and taxpayers of Raleigh county, seek by original petition to this court a peremptory writ of mandamus directed to the county court of said county, Lacy Cole, president, Charles Lively and J. C. Hobson, commissioners, and Jackson Smith, clerk of said court, commanding said Jackson Smith, clerk as aforesaid, forthwith to prepare, and the said county court and the members thereof forthwith…