Moore v. . Jones
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Mandamus — County Commissioners -- Canvass of Votes. PetitioN for a writ of Mandamus against the Commissioners of GRANVILLE County, heard at Chambers in Erank-linton on the 29th day of November, 1876, before Watts, J. The summons was issued on the 27th day of November, 1876, against Richard D. Jones, Charles B. Cole Andrew Williams, Albert Wycheand Braxton Hunt, Commissioners, and James B Crews, John Morgan, James B. Hobgood and Elijah C. Montague.
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Mandamus — County Commissioners -- Canvass of Votes. PetitioN for a writ of Mandamus against the Commissioners of GRANVILLE County, heard at Chambers in Erank-linton on the 29th day of November, 1876, before Watts, J. The summons was issued on the 27th day of November, 1876, against Richard D. Jones, Charles B. Cole Andrew Williams, Albert Wycheand Braxton Hunt, Commissioners, and James B Crews, John Morgan, James B. Hobgood and Elijah C. Montague. In the complaint the plaintiffs alleged: 1. That an election was held on the 7th day of November, 1876, for the purpose of electing members of the…
1Opinion of the CourtPearsoN, C. J.
This proceeding was commenced by a petition to Ilis Honor, Justice Reade, for the writ of babeas, corpus. After the matter was opened before him it was agreed on both sides to treat the petition as one for a writ of certiorari in the nature of an appeal. The certiorari was granted and thus the case is in this Court as upon appeal from the ruling of Ilis Honor Judge Watts.
Judge Watts issued an alternative mandamus requiring the defendants the Commissioners of the County of Gran-ville, to count the vote of the Township of Henderson in making out the vote for County officers, or show cause, &e.…
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