Territory ex rel. Sulzer v. Canvassing Board
District Court, D. Alaska
Petition by the Territory of Alaska, on the relation of Charles A. Snlzer, for an alternative writ of mandamus against the Canvassing Board for the Territory of Alaska, consisting of J. F. A. Strong, Charles E. Davidson, and John F. Pugh. On demurrer to answers. Demurrer sustained.
1Opinion of the Court
JENNINGS, District Judge.
This is a proceeding by mandamus to compel the canvassing board, consisting of J. E. A. Strong, Governor, Charles E. Davidson, surveyor general, and John F. Pugh, collector of customs, of the district of Alaska, to reject—i. e., not count—the votes or alleged votes from certain precincts for the office of delegate to Congress from Alaska, and to issue to Charles A. Sulzer a certificate of election to said office.
The petition for the alternative writ alleges that the returns from the precincts of Choggiung, Deering, Nizina, Nushagak, Utica, and Bonnifield were not…
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