Hamilton v. State ex rel. Bates

An alternative mandamus in the name of The State, on the relation of Hervey Bates, was issued by the Marion Circuit Court on the 21st of July, 1852. The writ was issued on the affidavit of the relator, and was directed to John W. Hamilton, auditor of said county.

The relator’s affidavit, which is recited in the writ, states, inter alia, that, on the 5th of July, 1852, the auditor of state and the delegates from the several congressional districts of the state (except the delegate from the sixth district), met at Indianapolis for the purpose of equalizing the valuation of the real property of…