Blair v. Marye
Supreme Court of Virginia
Upon petition of F. S. Blair, attorney-general for four years, commencing January 1st, 1882, asking for a Avrit of mandamus to compel Morton Marye, auditor of public accounts, to pay to petitioner tlie sum of S833.33-J-, due Mm at the date of Ms petition, as Ms compensation prescribed by law, and for the payment whereof the genera] assembly had made appropriation for the months of November and December, 1884, and of January and February, 1885, which petitioner had demanded,…
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Upon petition of F. S. Blair, attorney-general for four years, commencing January 1st, 1882, asking for a Avrit of mandamus to compel Morton Marye, auditor of public accounts, to pay to petitioner tlie sum of S833.33-J-, due Mm at the date of Ms petition, as Ms compensation prescribed by law, and for the payment whereof the genera] assembly had made appropriation for the months of November and December, 1884, and of January and February, 1885, which petitioner had demanded, but which said auditor refused to pay. To a rule nisi served on said Marye the latter demurred, and answered the…
1Opinion of the CourtFauNTLEROY, J.
Upon the petition of F. S. Blair, attorney-general of Virginia, representing that, at the regular election held on the fourth Thursday in November, 1881, he was duly elected to the office of attorney-general of the state of Virginia: that he has been duly commissioned, and has qualified as such in accordance with the constitution and laws of Virginia; that he has entered upon the discharge of his official duties as such attorney-general ; that his term of office commenced on the 1st day of January, 1882, and continues until 31st of December, 1885; that he is a constitutional officer, made…
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