State ex rel. Johnson v. Ely
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal by relators from an order of tbe- District Court for Burke County, Templeton, J., refusing to issue a writ of mandamus to compel defendants to canvass tbe votes of omitted precincts. Burke county was organized in July, 1910, from territory theretofore a part of Ward county. At tbe general election held November 8, 1910, tbe question of a permanent county seat was submitted to tbe electors.
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Appeal by relators from an order of tbe- District Court for Burke County, Templeton, J., refusing to issue a writ of mandamus to compel defendants to canvass tbe votes of omitted precincts. Burke county was organized in July, 1910, from territory theretofore a part of Ward county. At tbe general election held November 8, 1910, tbe question of a permanent county seat was submitted to tbe electors. Tbe defendants constitute tbe canvassing board of Burke county, and tbey duly convened as sucb after sucb election, as required by law. Tbe vote on tbe county-seat. question, as canvassed by them,…
1Opinion of the Court
Spalding, Oh. J.
(after stating the facts). It is -unnecessary to enter into details regarding the objection to evidence offered and the exceptions taken to rulings of the court thereon, as they all center around the general proposition which we shall discuss briefly.
1. The relators were seeking to have the votes of these townships canvassed and included in the result of the election. They applied to the court to compel such action on the part of the canvassing board, and the court held that the issuance of a writ of mandamus was an act of judicial discretion, and that he might take testimony…
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