Bates v. Keith
Supreme Court of Vermont
Petition for mandamus. The petitionee was, at the annual March meeting, in the year 1892, elected treasurer of school district No. 13, in the town of Barre, and continued to hold that office until April 17, 1893, when he resigned, and his resignation was accepted. September 5, 1893, at a special meeting held for that purpose, the petitioner was elected treasurer of said district to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of the petitionee.
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Petition for mandamus. The petitionee was, at the annual March meeting, in the year 1892, elected treasurer of school district No. 13, in the town of Barre, and continued to hold that office until April 17, 1893, when he resigned, and his resignation was accepted. September 5, 1893, at a special meeting held for that purpose, the petitioner was elected treasurer of said district to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of the petitionee. October 18, 1893, the petitioner demanded of the petitionee the books, papers and money belonging to the district in the hands of the petitionee. The…
1Opinion of the CourtStart, J.
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus. The petitioner was, on the 5th day of September, 1893, *166elected to fill a vacancy in the office of treasurer of school district No. 13, in Barre, caused by the resignation of the petitionee and, on the 18th day of October, 1893, demanded of the petionee the money, books and papers in his hands belonging to the district. The money was not delivered, because the district was owing the petitionee several hundred dollars in excess of the money in his hands, for which he held a district order, drawn and delivered to him by the prudential committee of the…
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