State ex rel. Bash v. County Commissioners
Supreme Court of Florida
The County Commissioners are Chas. T. Carroll, Geo. W. Taylor, Daniel H. Bryan, James B. Roach and T. J. Moore. Upon the motion to quash the writ being overruled,one of the Commissioners, Mr. T. J. Moore, filed a return stating that .the relator presented his petition to the Board of Commissioners on March 5, 1884, duly signed by a majority of the registered voters oí the district, sworn to and published as required by law, and that he, Moore, voted at the meeting of the…
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The County Commissioners are Chas. T. Carroll, Geo. W. Taylor, Daniel H. Bryan, James B. Roach and T. J. Moore. Upon the motion to quash the writ being overruled,one of the Commissioners, Mr. T. J. Moore, filed a return stating that .the relator presented his petition to the Board of Commissioners on March 5, 1884, duly signed by a majority of the registered voters oí the district, sworn to and published as required by law, and that he, Moore, voted at the meeting of the Board on that day against the resolution denying the permit, and his vote was recorded; and that on the 12th day of March,…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chief-.Justic e delivered the opinion of the court.
I. The relator presented his petition to the Commissioners for a-“license to sell spirituous or intoxicating liquors, wines and beer,” iu the sixth election district in Jefferson county, which petition he avers contained the names of a majority of the registered voters of the district, with due proof of the signing and publication as required by law. The Commissioners refused to grant him a permit or license, and he obtained an alternative writ of mandamus from this court. Respondents moved to quash the writ, because :
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