Tennant v. Kuhlemeier
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Des Moines Districl Court. — Hon. James D. Smytii, Judge. Action to remove the defendant, who is the county attorney of Des Moines County, from office. The trial court sustained a demurrer to the petition, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
The action is brought under section 2446 of the Code, reading as follows: “It shall be the duty of the county attorney of each county to see that the provisions of this chapter relating to the mulct tax are enforced, and the district court or any judge thereof shall suspend or remove from office any county attorney who shall wilfully refuse or neglect to perform any such duty. Such suspension or removal may be made upon application of any citizen residing in the county, but shall not take place except upon due notice .to said officer and trial in court, and the provisions of this section…
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