State ex rel. Kahn v. Bell
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Proceeding by mandamus by the State, on the relation of M. J. Kahn, against William A. Bell, Registrar of Voters, in the matter of the original application of Bell for writs of prohibition and mandamus against a judge of the civil court for the parish of Orleans.
1Opinion of the CourtO’NIEIiL, J.
The relator in this case is the registrar of voters for the parish of Orleans. He erased the name of M. J. Kahn from the registration roll, after due publication ’ of his intention so to do, in the manne?’ provided in section 8 of Act No. 195 of 1916. The cause assigned by the registrar for erasing the name was that Kahn had removed from the precinct in which he was registered. Kahn proceeded by mandamus in the civil district court for the Parish of Orleans to compel the registrar to reinstate his name on the registration roll.
In defense of the suit, the registrar pleaded a provision in…
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