Keating v. Marble
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Ford District Court. Gray county, in this state, was organized by the governor in July, 1887, by the appointment of three citizens to act as commissioners, and one to act as county clerk, and one to act as sheriff. These parties qualified, and entered upon the discharge of the duties of their respective offices. The commissioners, in August, 1887, divided Gray county into townships, and also into commissioner districts numbered one, two, and three.
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Error from Ford District Court. Gray county, in this state, was organized by the governor in July, 1887, by the appointment of three citizens to act as commissioners, and one to act as county clerk, and one to act as sheriff. These parties qualified, and entered upon the discharge of the duties of their respective offices. The commissioners, in August, 1887, divided Gray county into townships, and also into commissioner districts numbered one, two, and three. At the general election held on November 8, 1887, there were in Gray county two tickets in the field: the candidates upon one ticket…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Hokton, C. J.:
The question involved in this case is whether Colin Keating and J. Q,. Shoup, or L. L. Marble and D. Francisco, were elected county commissioners at the *373general election held on November 8,1887, in Gray county. Keating and Shoup received a majority of all the votes cast in the districts from which each was a candidate. L. L. Marble and D. Francisco received a majority of all the votes cast in the county, but not a majority in the districts from which each was a candidate. The commissioners appointed by the governor at the organization of…
2Cited by3 opinions
- State ex rel. Bradford v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1888
- Attorney General Opinion No., Kansas Attorney General Reports2002
- Killion v. HermanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1890