White v. Clements
Supreme Court of Georgia
• Quo Warranto. Tried before Judge William Schley. Chatham County. March) 1869. Clements filed his petition, under oath, stating, that at an election held in said county, in April, 1868, for Clerk of its Superior Court, no one was voted for but himself and White; that this was an election at which a plurality elected; that by the Code of Georgia' it is enacted, that if, at any- popular election to fill any office the person elected is ineligible, the person having the next…
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• Quo Warranto. Tried before Judge William Schley. Chatham County. March) 1869. Clements filed his petition, under oath, stating, that at an election held in said county, in April, 1868, for Clerk of its Superior Court, no one was voted for but himself and White; that this was an election at which a plurality elected; that by the Code of Georgia' it is enacted, that if, at any- popular election to fill any office the person elected is ineligible, the person having the next highest number of votes, who is eligible, whenever a plurality elects, shall be declared elected, and be duly qualified…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCay, J.
Clements filed an information before Judge Schley, suggesting that at a recent election in Chatham county for Clerk of the Superior Court, he and White had been the only persons voted for; that White had received a majority of the votes, he himself getting a large number, and that White had been commissioned and was then in performance of the duties of the office; that, in fact, White was ineligible under the Constitution and laws, by reason of his having in his veins one-eighth or more of African blood ; that he, Clements, was eligible, and praying that a quo warranto might issue, inquiring…
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