Matthews v. Commissioners
Supreme Court of Kansas
Application for a Writ of Mandamus. Action brought in this court November 17, 1885, by M. JE. Matthews against The Board of Commissioners of Shawnee County, and the county clerk thereof, to obtain a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the defendant board to canvass certain votes. The opinion, filed February 5, 1886, contains a sufficient statement of the case.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
On March 7, 1885, the legislature of the state of Kansas passed an act creating the superior court of *607Shawnee county, (Laws of 1885, ch. 140,) which act took effect on March 13, 1885, and on March 24,1885, the governor appointed Hon. W. C. Webb as judge of such court. On the next day Webb duly qualified and took possession of the office, and is still holding the office and exercising all its powers and functions. On November 3,1885, which was the day of the general election for that year, a number of votes were cast in Shawnee county for…
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