State v. Board of Commissioners
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original Proceedings in Mandamus. Action brought in this court February 22, 1882, by The Btate of Kansas, on the relation of the attorney general, against the Board of Commissioners of Anderson County. The object of the action, and the facts, sufficiently appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This is an action of mandamus, brought originally in this court in the name of the state of Kansas, on the relation of W. A. Johnston, attorney general, to compel J. B. Rhodes, N. J. Reynolds and Otto F. Fabricius, as the board of county [commissioners of Anderson county, Kansas, to order an election in Walker township, in said county, to determine the question whether the electors of that township will authorize the subscription of $25,000 to the capital stock of the Fort Scott, Topeka & Lincoln rail*68road company, and authorize the issue…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State ex rel. Wells v. MarstonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1870
- State v. BreeseSupreme Court of Kansas · 1875
- Golden v. ElliottSupreme Court of Kansas · 1874
3Cited by2 opinions
- Swift v. People ex rel. PowersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896
- Kansas & Oklahoma Railway Co. v. City of LiberalSupreme Court of Kansas · 1921