Thompson v. Haskell
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Logan County; A. H. Huston, Judge. Action by G. D. Thompson and others against C. N. Haskell, Governor. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs bring error.
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Error from District Court, Logan County; A. H. Huston, Judge. Action by G. D. Thompson and others against C. N. Haskell, Governor. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs bring error. On the 4th day of January, 1909, the plaintiffs in error, G. D. Thompson and L. P. Loxahce, as plaintiffs, began this action by petition in the district court of Logan county, alleging that the said G.’ D. Thompson was then at the times thereinafter stated a citizen, resident, and tax payer of Hunter township, Kiowa county, Olcla., and that the said L. P. Lorance was then and at the times thereinafter stated a…
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
(after stating the facts as above). Section 4, art. 17, Const. Olda. (Bunn’s Ed. § 326), provides:
“The Legislature shall provide by general laws for the creation of new counties or altering or changing lines and the equitable division of assets and of liabilities, and the original location of county seats in such new counties. * * * Nor shall any territory be taken from an existing county for any purpose bring •ing the newly created line of such existing county nearer than ten miles to tlie county seat thereof. Nor shall the taxable area, population, or taxable wealth of said existing county…
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