O'Hara v. . Powell
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Application for a Mandamus heard at Chambers in Rocky Mount, in Edgecombe county, on the 9th of December, 1878, before Seymour, J. The facts necessary to an understanding of the decision of this court are stated in its opinion. The order for mandamus was granted and the defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
At the election held in the several counties constituting the second congressional district on the 5th day of November last, the plaintiff, who was a candidate for representative therefrom in the next congress of the United States, received a large number of votes in the county of Edgecombe. Returns from the various places of voting were made to the board of county canvassers, at their meeting on the second day after the election, at which time and place they are required by law “to open and canvass the returns and make abstracts stating the number of votes cast in each precinct for each…
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