Demaree v. Scates
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original Proceeding in Quo Warranto. At the general election held on the 8th day of November, 1892, T. E. Demaree was a candidate for the office of county commissioner of Seward county, from the third commissioner district. At the election, he received the highest number" of votes for the office, and was by the board of canvassers declared to be elected.
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Original Proceeding in Quo Warranto. At the general election held on the 8th day of November, 1892, T. E. Demaree was a candidate for the office of county commissioner of Seward county, from the third commissioner district. At the election, he received the highest number" of votes for the office, and was by the board of canvassers declared to be elected. About the 17th day of November? 1892, the county clerk of Seward county issued to him his certificate of election, and on the 3d day of December, he subscribed to the oath of office and gave the bond required by law. On the 9th day of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
The principal question in this case is whether T. E. Demaree was eligible to take the office of county commissioner of Seward county on the 9th day of January, 1893. He was elected on the 8th day of November, 1892. At that time he was the treasurer of the town*278ship of Fargo of his county. Paragraph 1622, General Statutes of 1889, reads:
“No person holding any state, county, township or city office, or any employer, officer or stockholder in any railroad in which the county owns stock, shall be eligible to the office of county commissioner.”
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