Perry v. . Whitaker
Supreme Court of North Carolina
This was a civil ACTION, to set aside an election, and for an injunction, heard and determined by his Honor, Judge Waifs, at Chambers in the city of Ealeigh, county of W'aee on the 13th day of May, 1874. The facts, bearing upon the point decided in this Court, are substantially the following: The plaintiffs, licensed retail liquor dealers, applied to his Honor, Judge Watts, of the 6th District, for an injunction restraining the Justice of the Peace from certifying the result…
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This was a civil ACTION, to set aside an election, and for an injunction, heard and determined by his Honor, Judge Waifs, at Chambers in the city of Ealeigh, county of W'aee on the 13th day of May, 1874. The facts, bearing upon the point decided in this Court, are substantially the following: The plaintiffs, licensed retail liquor dealers, applied to his Honor, Judge Watts, of the 6th District, for an injunction restraining the Justice of the Peace from certifying the result of a certain election, held in Ealeigh Township, by virtue and under the authority of the act of the General Assembly,…
1Opinion of the CourtReads, J.
1. We are cf the opinion that the election in this case was void and of no effect, for the reason that a large number of the citizens of the city were not allowed to vote, for the reason that they were not registered and no opportunity was afforded them to register. The act of 1873-74, authorizing the election provides, “ That, any persbn allowed by law to vote for members of the General Assembly shall have the right to vote at such election,” &c. And the general election law for members of the General Assembly, provides that every person qualified to vote “shall be entitled to registration…
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