Govan v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Lee Circuit Court. Hon. J. N. Cypert, Circuit Judge. •
1Opinion of the Court
Harrison, J.: ■
F. H. Govan and J. M. Jackson were opposing candidates at the general election on the first Monday in September, 1876, for the office of Circuit Clerk of Lee County.
Govan received the certificate of election and, in accordance therewith, the commission from the Governor.
Jackson gave Govan notice that he would contest the election before the County Court at the next or October Term, 1876, upon the ground that the votes cast in Hardy township, in which he received sixty-four and Govan eighteen votes, were not counted upon the examination and canvass of the returns, which, if…
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