Lewis v. Varney
Oregon Supreme Court
Original proceedings in Supreme Court. The plaintiff, Irwin W. Lewis, sought by mandamus to compel the defendant, Percy M. Yarney, constable of Salem District, Marion County, Oregon, to enforce an act passed by the twenty-ninth legislative assembly of Oregon, commonly known as the “dog license law” (Laws 1917, p. 794, c. 369), or show cause why he has not done so. The defendant demur to the alternative writ.
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · BensonJustice Benson
An alternative writ of mandamus having issued out of this court, directing the defendant, a constable, to enforce the provisions of Chapter 369, General Laws of Oregon, 1917, or show cause why he has not so done, the defendant demurs to the writ, the sufficiency of which is the question here considered. The statute in relation to which this controversy arises, provides for a license tax for dogs, to be collected by the constables in the several counties which are declared to be subject to the law, and to be paid to the several county treasurers, and by them kept as the “dog fund,” and…
3Cases cited1 opinion
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