Williams v. County Commissioners

Rice. J.

— Mandamus lies to all inferior tribunals, magistrates and officers, and extends to all cases of neglect to perform a legal duty Avhere there is no other adequate remedy. It applies to judicial as well as ministerial acts. If the remedy be judicial, the mandate will be to the officers to exercise their official discretion or judgment, without any direction as to -the mauner in Avhich it shall be done. If it be ministerial then the mandate Avill direct the specific act to be performed. Carpenter v. Co. Commissioners of Bristol Co. 21 Pick. 268.

By an Act of the Legislature, approved…