Lyman v. Martin
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from tbe Third Judicial District Court. The facts appear in the opinion. No brief on file. The question of greatest general importance is as to whether, in any event, the court will look into the Legislative Journal to ascertain whether a law has passed or otherwise? "When an act has passed both branches of the Legislature, it is engrossed under the supervision of a Legislative committee-The fact of its passage is, after its enrollment, further indicated by the…
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Appeal from tbe Third Judicial District Court. The facts appear in the opinion. No brief on file. The question of greatest general importance is as to whether, in any event, the court will look into the Legislative Journal to ascertain whether a law has passed or otherwise? "When an act has passed both branches of the Legislature, it is engrossed under the supervision of a Legislative committee-The fact of its passage is, after its enrollment, further indicated by the signatures of the presiding officers of both houses, so authenticated, the act is sent to the Governor, who, without further…
1Opinion of the CourtEmebsoN, J.
This was an application by the respondent-to the Third District Court for a writ of mandamus to compel the appellants, the said Martin being county clerk, and the other defendants constituting the County Court of Tooele County, to canvass *140the returns of an election held in that county on the 5th day of August, 1878, to fill various offices.
The affidavit shows that the respondent was a candidate voted for at that election to fill each of the following offices, viz.: That of Bepresentative from said county to the next Legislative Assembly, and County Becorder of said county. That none of the…
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