Board of Commissioners v. State ex rel. Welch

Opinion by

Simpson, C.:

On the relation of the county attorney of Shawnee county, an alternative writ of mandamus was issued out of the district court of Shawnee county on the 14th day of November, 1888, directed to the board of county commissioners of said county. It recited that on the 12th day of May, 1888, H. D. Rice filed with the said board of county commissioners a petition signed by a majority of the resident *328landholders within one-half mile on either side along the line of the county road on the township line between townships eleven and twelve, of range sixteen, in said county, asking…