People ex rel. Ayres v. Board of State Auditors
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus to require the Board of State Auditors toj take action under Act 168 of 1879. This motion was. .first submitted October 28, 1879, and on November 30 the Supreme Court ordered that W. S. George & Co., State printers, should be included a® respondents and required to show cause why the writ should not issue.
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
By Act No. 168 of the Laws of 1879, the Legislature repealed the former laws under which the Supreme Court reports were published by the State at its own expense and for its exclusive benefit, and provided for selling the use of the copyright for periods of eight j^ears to the person who should agree to publish and sell them at the lowest rate per volume, such bidder being also required to deliver a certain number of copies to the State, and to furnish the State with sets of the *424stereotype plates, and give security for Ms adherence to the conditions of the contract.
The statute required the…
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