Martin v. Fullam
Supreme Court of Vermont
Petition for a writ of mandamus, brought to the Supreme Court for the County of Orange at a special term thereof held on February 28, 1916, and then heard on the pleadings, and an agreed statement of facts. The petitioner is a male citizen of the United States, forty-nine years of age, has been a resident of the town-of Brookfield in this State for the past twelve years and is now such resident.
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Petition for a writ of mandamus, brought to the Supreme Court for the County of Orange at a special term thereof held on February 28, 1916, and then heard on the pleadings, and an agreed statement of facts. The petitioner is a male citizen of the United States, forty-nine years of age, has been a resident of the town-of Brookfield in this State for the past twelve years and is now such resident. He took the freeman’s oath required by section 74 of the Public Statutes more than eighteen years ago since which time he has resided in the State of Vermont continuously and has not forfeited his…
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