Finklea v. Farish
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Monroe Probate Court. Heard before Hon. I. B. Slaughter. B. B. Finklea ' was declared elected to the office of Tax Collector of Monroe county, whereupon, J. P. Farish, filed a contest which was sustained, and from this judgment, the contestee appeals.
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Appeal from Monroe Probate Court. Heard before Hon. I. B. Slaughter. B. B. Finklea ' was declared elected to the office of Tax Collector of Monroe county, whereupon, J. P. Farish, filed a contest which was sustained, and from this judgment, the contestee appeals. The statutory system of contesting elections in this state is the only mode prescribed and any material departure therefrom is unauthorized. — Black v. Pate, 130 Ala. 514; Wither son v. Duncan, 114 Ala.. 659; Hilliard v. Broum, 97 Ala. 92. Contestee held a registration certificate from the proper authority and this is conclusive as…
1Opinion of the CourtSayre, J.
This appeal arises out of a contest of appellant’s election to the office of tax assessor of Monroe county, for which he received a majority of votes at the general election held November 3, 1908. The grounds of contest were stated as follows: (A) The said B. B. Finldea was not at the time of said election, on the 3d day of November, 1908, a qualified elector in and for said county of Monroe; he not having paid the poll tax due from him as a male inhabitant of this state for the year 1908, on or before the 1st day of February, 1908, as provided by section 178 of the Constitution of 1901 of…
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