State ex rel. Childs v. Kiichli
Supreme Court of Minnesota
The Attorney General presented to the Chief Justice, of this court on March 24, 1893, an information, and an order was made that a writ of Quo Warranto issue, returnable before the court on April 4th, then next, requiring Joseph L. Kiichli to then and there .show by what warrant he intruded into, held and exercised the office of President of the City Council of the City of Minneapolis.
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The Attorney General presented to the Chief Justice, of this court on March 24, 1893, an information, and an order was made that a writ of Quo Warranto issue, returnable before the court on April 4th, then next, requiring Joseph L. Kiichli to then and there .show by what warrant he intruded into, held and exercised the office of President of the City Council of the City of Minneapolis. The writ was issued and served and the respondent made answer that Alderman Henry W. Brazie was on January 2, 1893, elected president of the council, and acted as such until March 10, 1893. On that day at a…
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This is a proceeding in the nature of quo warranto, requiring the respondent “to show cause by what warrant he holds and exercises the office of president of the city council of MLnneapolis.”
It appears that on January 2, 1893, the city council duly elected Henry W. Brazie, one of their members, president of their body; that Brazie entered upon his duties as such, and continued in their exercise until March 10th, when the city council, by resolution, *152declared the office vacant, and then elected the respondent. The contentions of the relator are that (1) the “presidency of the city council” is…
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