Commonwealth ex rel. Attorney-General v. Walter
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Butler eount-y. Of October and November Term 1877, No. 287. Quo warranto issued upon the suggestion of the Attorney-General against George Walter, requiring him to show by what authority he exercised the functions and received the emoluments of the office of high sheriff of Butler county.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Butler eount-y. Of October and November Term 1877, No. 287. Quo warranto issued upon the suggestion of the Attorney-General against George Walter, requiring him to show by what authority he exercised the functions and received the emoluments of the office of high sheriff of Butler county. It was averred, in the suggestion, that said Walter had been returned as elected in November 1875; “ that while a candidate for said office he was wilfully and corruptly guilty of bribery, fraud- and the wilful violation of the election laws of the Commonwealth, in that…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Paxson
This was a writ of quo warranto, issued upon a suggestion filed by the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth, against George Walter, requiring him to show by what authority he holds and exercises the office, franchises, rights and privileges, and enjoys the emoluments of the office of high sheriff of the county of Butler. The suggestion avei’s that the said Walter, while a candidate for said office, “ paid one John McLure money to use in carrying said election for him, for other purposes than for printing and travelling expenses, the dissemination of information to the public, or for political…
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