State ex rel. Cowden v. Miller
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Petition by relator to the district court for St. Louis county for a peremptory writ of mandamus to be issued to defendants Charles G. Miller and others, as the board of county commissioners of St. Louis county, directing them to remove defendant William Haycraft from the position of fireman of the county court house of said county and to appoint relator thereto.
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Petition by relator to the district court for St. Louis county for a peremptory writ of mandamus to be issued to defendants Charles G. Miller and others, as the board of county commissioners of St. Louis county, directing them to remove defendant William Haycraft from the position of fireman of the county court house of said county and to appoint relator thereto. From a judgment granting the relief sought, entered in pursuance of the findings and order of Morris, J.r defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
The only question raised on this appeal is the constitutionality of Laws 1887, c. 149 (G. S. 1894, § 8041), which provides: “That in every public department and upon all the public works of the state of Minnesota, and the counties, towns, cities and villages thereof, honorably discharged Union soldiers and sailors, who-are properly qualified, shall be preferred for appointment and employment,” etc. The county attorney states that he was directed by the county board to take this appeal in order to get the opinion of this court as to the constitutionality of this act, but he suggests no reason…
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