Anderson v. Tyree
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District. Hon. H. W. Smith, Judge. Mandamus by Sarab E. Anderson to compel Charles D. Tyree, deputy registrar of voters, to register petitioner as a legal voter for the November, 1895, election, to be held for the ratification or rejection of a proposed constitution and for the election of officers for the proposed state of Utah.
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Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District. Hon. H. W. Smith, Judge. Mandamus by Sarab E. Anderson to compel Charles D. Tyree, deputy registrar of voters, to register petitioner as a legal voter for the November, 1895, election, to be held for the ratification or rejection of a proposed constitution and for the election of officers for the proposed state of Utah. From a judgment for petitioner, defendant appeals. [ The syllabus contains direct quotations from “ The Edmunds-Tueker Act,” the Enabling Act, and the Constitution not found in the body of the opinion, but as…
1Opinion of the Court
Merritt, C. J.:
By the judgment of the district court, the respondent was granted a writ of mandate, directing the appellant, as a registrar -of voters, to register her as a legal voter for the November election, 1895, to be held for the ratification or rejection of the proposed constitution, and for the election of state officers for,, the proposed state. The appellant appealed to this court. As the case is intended to test the right of women to vote in November, 1895, it is a matter of considerable public interest, and the question has been earnestly argued. However desirable woman suffrage…
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