In re the Election Contest Between Moore & Powell

MAYNARD, Justice:

This appeal arises out of a municipal election contest in Weirton, West Virginia. After the city council held a trial and an appeal was taken to the Circuit Court of Hancock County, the appellant, John C. Moore, was declared the winner of the election. He took the oath of office and became a member of the city council. The circuit court subsequently held a reconsideration hearing, after which the court ordered that Moore be removed from office and that the appellee, Edward Powell, be declared the winner of the election. Moore requests that the order *336of the circuit court be…