State ex rel. Peterson v. Scott

' Relators instituted this proceeding in the court below seeking a writ of mandamus directed to the defendants, as members of the board of county commissioners of Meade county, S. D. The- application for the writ duly alleged the office of defendants; that the county of-Meade has always contained five commissioner districts, district No. i embracing the city of Sturgis in said county together with a considerable, amount of additional territory. The application further sets out facts sufficient upon their face to show that it -was the duty of the board of commissioners of Meade county at the…