State ex inf. Crow v. Towns
Supreme Court of Missouri
Quo Warranto. (1) -The contract entered into between Owens, Hoffman .and Towns was a corrupt bargain, and constitutes bribery within the meaning of that term as used in the election laws. R. S. 1889, sec. 3722; Laws 1893, p. 157, secs. 1, 2, 3 and 10; 10 Am. and Eng. Ency. of Law (2 Ed.), pp. 783 to 794; 4 'Am. and Eng. Ency. of Law (2 Ed.), pp. 911, 912; State ex rel. v. Collier, 72 Mo. 13; Harding v. Stokes, 1 M. & W. 354; Chatham’s case, 2 P. R. & B. El.
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Quo Warranto. (1) -The contract entered into between Owens, Hoffman .and Towns was a corrupt bargain, and constitutes bribery within the meaning of that term as used in the election laws. R. S. 1889, sec. 3722; Laws 1893, p. 157, secs. 1, 2, 3 and 10; 10 Am. and Eng. Ency. of Law (2 Ed.), pp. 783 to 794; 4 'Am. and Eng. Ency. of Law (2 Ed.), pp. 911, 912; State ex rel. v. Collier, 72 Mo. 13; Harding v. Stokes, 1 M. & W. 354; Chatham’s case, 2 P. R. & B. El. Oases 39; German v. Rothery, 20 Can. Sup. Ot. Rep. 376; Nicholls v. Mudget, 32 Vt. 546; H. S. v. "Worrall, 2 Dali. 384; Mason v. State,…
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
This is an original proceeding, instituted by the Attorney-General, on the written application and specific charges of Charles A. Tull, the defeated candidate, under the provisions of the Act of 1893 (Laws 1893, p. 157) to prevent corrupt practices in elections, to oust defendant from the office of clerk of the county court of Harrison county, for violations at and prior to the general election of 1898. of provisions of that Act in five respects, to wit: First, failure to file a sworn statement of his expenditures and promises; second, exceeding the limit of expenditure allowed by that act;…
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