State ex rel. Cosson v. Baughn
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Shelby District Court. — Hon. H. K. Evans, Judge. Action to remove the defendant from the office of mayor of the city of Harlan resulted in the dismissal of the petition. The state appeals.
1Per curiam
The defendant was elected and duly qualified as mayor of the city of Harlan in April, 1912. He resigned July 29, 1913, and was appointed by the council to fill the vacancy August 5th following, and again qualified. Complaint was filed with the Governor Sept. 3d thereafter, in pursuance of chapter 78 of the Acts of the Thirty-third General Assembly, and by his direction, this action was begun December 26, 1912, for his removal from office. The petition covers a wide range, but the only debatable ground for removal under the evidence was the charge of having been intoxicated in the evening of…
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