State ex rel. W. H. Wheeler & Co. v. Shawkey
West Virginia Supreme Court
Original mandamas by the State, on relation of W. H. Wheeler & Co., a corporation, against Morris P. Shawkey, Superintendent of Schools, and the Board of Public Works and others.
1Opinion of the Court
Lynch, Peesident:
The legislature in 1909 created a state school book commission, to consist of the state superintendent of free schools] ex oficio secretary, and eight other citizens having the qualifications prescribed by the act, to be appointed by the governor on or before the first day of April, 1912, and every fifth year thereafter, each member thereof to qualify and enter upon the discharge of his duties thirty days after his appointment and serve five years therefrom unless sooner removed by the governor. Acts 1909, ch. 23; Code, ch. 45, §155a. The act requires the commission to meet…
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