State v. Bean

The relators were elected supervisors of the check-list for the town of Warner at the November election, 1882. In the warrant for the biennial meeting of November, 1884, the business of choosing supervisors was not mentioned, and no supervisors were elected at that meeting. At a special meeting called for the purpose, and held on the (5th of December, 1884, at and before which the relators performed the duties of supervisors, the defendants were chosen supervisors, if they lawfully could be; and the question is, whether those officers can be elected at a special meeting, when none have been…