Melvin's Case
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
March 31st 1871. Before Thompson, C. J., Read and Sharswood, JJ. Williams, J.,' at Nisi Prius. Certiorari to the Court of Quarter Sessions of McKean county: No. 419, of January Term 1871. In the matter of the contested election of Charles C. Melvin as treasurer of the county of McKean.
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March 31st 1871. Before Thompson, C. J., Read and Sharswood, JJ. Williams, J.,' at Nisi Prius. Certiorari to the Court of Quarter Sessions of McKean county: No. 419, of January Term 1871. In the matter of the contested election of Charles C. Melvin as treasurer of the county of McKean. On the 20th of December 1870, twenty-seven qualified electors of the county of McKean presented a petition to the Court of Quarter Sessions; setting forth:— “That the officers of the general election held for the said county on the 11th day of October last, returned that at said election Charles C. Melvin…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by Thompson, C. J.
We think the court below committed a clear error in quashing the complaint of the requisite number of citizens of McKean county, complaining of an undue election of the respondent as county treasurer at the general election of 1870. It sets forth what is claimed as material violations of the election laws in three districts or townships, giving sufficient majorities to elect respondent over the contestant by an aggregate of 32 votes in the county. The complaint is for holding the elections in these three districts at different places…
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