State ex rel. Magee v. Williams

LUJAN, Justice.

The parties will be referred to as relator and respondent as they appeared in the lower court. On July 31, 1952, W. E. Ma-gee, relator, as a private person, on his own behalf, and in the name of the State of New Mexico, brought suit in quo warranto, pursuant to Section 26-204 of 1941 Compilation against Thomas B. Williams, respondent, to oust him from the office of Mayor of the City of Truth or Consequences, Sierra County, New Mexico.

The controlling constitutional provisions as to the residence of a city official are Section 2, Article 7 and Section 13 of Article 5, New Mexico…