State ex rel. Bickford v. Cocke

Bonner, Associate Justice.

At the general election in 1878, the relator, 0. 0. Bickford, was elected assessor of taxes for the county of Marion, and duly qualified- and entered upon his duties as such.

At the next succeeding general election, in 1880, M. K. Crawford was elected to that office, but failed to qualify within the twenty days prescribed by law. Some days after the expiration of this time, he presented to the commissioners’ court his resignation, which was accepted, and J. E. Cocke, appellee, was appointed, who accepted and was duly qualified.

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