State ex rel. Adkins v. Lien
South Dakota Supreme Court
Original application by the state of South Dakota, on the relation of George Adkins, for a writ of mandamus to compel E. E. Lien and others, constituting the board of county commissioners of the county of Roberts, state of South Dakota, to submit the question of the location of the county seat of such county to the voters thereof, in conformity with the requirements of the constitution. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPuller, J.
This original application for a writ of mandamus, made by the state, on the relation of George Adkins, is to compel the board of county commissioners of Roberts county to submit the question of the location of the county seat of said county to the voters thereof, in conformity with Sec. 2 of Art. 9 of the constitution of this state, which will receive merited attention with reference to its application to the undisputed facts presented, which, as the record stands, must be treated as verities. To the petition of the relator the defendants demurred, on the following grounds: “(1) That the…
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