Morgan v. Wason

1. Whenever any contest arises over an election of a mayor of a municipality, the same shall be filed, heard, and determined by the ordinary of the county wherein such contest may arise, under the same rules and regulations as to the mode of procedure in contests where commission is issued by the Governor. Civil Code (1910), § 125.

2. Under the Civil Code (1910), § 121, par. 1, five days shall elapse after the election shall have been hold before a commission can be issued.

3. Under the Civil Code (1910), § 121, par. 2, such contest shall be begun by giving the adverse party five days notice in…