Brooke v. Widdicombe
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, passed on the 20th of December, 1873, on the petition of the appellee, directing the writ of mandamus to issue, commanding the appellant to vacate the office of Clerk of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, &c. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Bartol, 0. J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
It appears from the record that the appellant, in November, 1867, was duly elected and qualified as Clerk of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, and has ever since held the office under Art. 4, sec. 25, of the Constitution, which entitles him to hold the same lffor six years from the time of his election, and until his successor is elected and qualified.” At the late general election held on the fourth day of November last, he was a candidate for ^-election to the same office, and the appellee was also a candidate; the election…
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