State ex rel. Robert v. Murphy
Supreme Court of Florida
Governor’s appointment of county commissioners held valid. STATEMENT. On the calling of the above cause in mandamus, upon the relation of Robert, counsel reported herein as appearing for the Marvin board of county commissioners announced that they desired to argue the ■question of the right of such board to the offices claimed by the members thereof.
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Governor’s appointment of county commissioners held valid. STATEMENT. On the calling of the above cause in mandamus, upon the relation of Robert, counsel reported herein as appearing for the Marvin board of county commissioners announced that they desired to argue the ■question of the right of such board to the offices claimed by the members thereof. The court stated that under its impressions of the law, the decision of the mandamus case would not involve an inquiry into tñe de jure right of even the Powell board, which board authorized the drawing of the warrant sued on by Robert; but upon…
1Opinion of the Court
Raítiíy, C. J.:
In this cause Benjamin R. Powell, George A. De-Cottes and B. M. Baer, with J. D. Kelley and W. S. Pickett, were nominated by the Governor and confirmed as county commissioners of Duval county by the Senate at the session of the Legislature which met on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of April, 1891, and adjourned June 5th of the same year, and they were commissioned by the Governor on the 12th day of the-latter month. At the session of the Legislature con-*141veiling on the corresponding Tuesday in April of. the-present year, and adjourned on the second day of June, the…
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