Wood v. Gordon
West Virginia Supreme Court
Petition by Warren Wood for writ of mandamus against H. G. Gordon, mayor, and others.
1Opinion of the Court
McWhoRtee, Judge:
The common council. of the city of Huntington, in the county of Cabell, is composed, under its city charter, of a mayor and twelve councilmen. At a meeting of said common council held at its council chamber in said city on the 19th day of June, 1905, the mayor presiding and eleven of the twelve members of council were present, when George L. Pickering who was one of the members at the time, tendered his resignation as a member of the council, which resignation was accepted. The council then proceeded to the election of a member to fill the vacancy thus created. When Warren…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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