Hill v. Goodwin
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County. Petition, for a writ of mandamus, filed by ten of the inhabitants and legal voters of the town of Mason, complaining that the defendant, who is town-clerk of said town, omitted to record the proceedings of the annual meeting, held in the afternoon of March 9,1875, and that the record, as made by him, of the proceedings in the forenoon is incorrect, and praying that he be commanded to amend his record to correspond with the facts.
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Hillsborough County. Petition, for a writ of mandamus, filed by ten of the inhabitants and legal voters of the town of Mason, complaining that the defendant, who is town-clerk of said town, omitted to record the proceedings of the annual meeting, held in the afternoon of March 9,1875, and that the record, as made by him, of the proceedings in the forenoon is incorrect, and praying that he be commanded to amend his record to correspond with the facts. The answer of the defendant admits that he omitted to record certain proceedings that took place in the afternoon, for the reason that the…
1Opinion of the Court
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. A very large amount of testimony has been taken in this case, much of which is conflicting. I have endeavored to consider the same with all the care the importance of the case demands. The facts are these:
The annual meeting in Mason, on the second Tuesday of March, 1875, was duly warned. John S. Spaulding one of the petitioners, was elected moderator, and acted as such Daniel Goodwin, the defendant, was elected town-clerk, and accepted the office. Agreeably to a vote, Article 2 was taken up, and the meeting proceeded to vote for state and county officers. After most of…
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- Orford Union Congregational Society v. West Congregational Society of OrfordSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1875
- Kimball v. LampreySuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1848
- Clark v. MillerNew York Supreme Court · 1866
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