Streissguth v. Geib

In December, 1895, pursuant to Laws 1889, c. 174,2 a petition (in due form and signed by tbe required number of legal voters) for the change of tbe county seat of Sibley county to tbe village of Arlington was presented to and filed with tbe county auditor. When tbe board of county commissioners met, in January, 1896, to act on this petition, as provided by section 2 of tbe statute referred to,3 they erroneously and unlawfully struck off tbe names of 144 persons, which left less than tbe required number of signers on tbe petition. In mandamus proceedings against tbe board judgment was…