In re Olson

Julius J. Olson, Justice.

Certiorari upon the relation of Arthur F. Mesenbrink to review the governor’s order removing him from the office of sheriff of Scott county for nonfeasance in the performance of official duty. The governor’s authority is not questioned (Mason St. 1927, § 6954), so we may go directly to what relator designates as the “ultimate question for decision,” i. e., “Does the evidence furnish any reasonable or substantial basis for the [governor’s] decision?”

The operation of slot machines in Scott county is not of recent origin. Relator’s deputy, “connected with the sheriff’s…