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Allen v. Reed

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided March 23, 1900PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Original Proceeding in Habeas Corpus, STATEMENT OF THE CASE. On April 5, 1899, the board of county commissioners of Grant county called a special election to be held on May 16, 1899, for the purpose of submitting to the voters of said county the question of changing or relocating the county seat now located at Pond Creek, in said county, under the provisions of ch. 23, of the Statutes of 1893. It appears that on April 26, 1899, a petition was filed in the office of the…

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Original Proceeding in Habeas Corpus, STATEMENT OF THE CASE. On April 5, 1899, the board of county commissioners of Grant county called a special election to be held on May 16, 1899, for the purpose of submitting to the voters of said county the question of changing or relocating the county seat now located at Pond Creek, in said county, under the provisions of ch. 23, of the Statutes of 1893. It appears that on April 26, 1899, a petition was filed in the office of the county clerk of Grant county, purporting to be signed by fifty-three resident and legal voters of said county, designating…

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STATEMENT OF THE CASE.

On April 5, 1899, the board of county commissioners of Grant county called a special election to be held on May 16, 1899, for the purpose of submitting to the voters of said county the question of changing or relocating the county seat now located at Pond Creek, in said county, under the provisions of ch. 23, of the Statutes of 1893.

It appears that on April 26, 1899, a petition was filed in the office of the county clerk of Grant county, purporting to be signed by fifty-three resident and legal voters of said county, designating the northwest quarter of section 30,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  2. Bank of Columbia v. OkelySupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  3. Houston v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1820
  4. WILLSON AND OTHERS v. the Black Bird Creek Marsh CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1829
  5. National Bank v. County of YanktonSupreme Court of the United States · 1880

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. City of Pond Creek v. HaskellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
  2. Territory v. Long Bell Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
  3. Hudson v. Hopkins &8212 McGuire v. McCurdySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1919
  4. Haskins & Sells v. Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  5. Pluto Oil & Gas Co. v. MillerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923

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