The daily gazette., 1874-09-11
The Sprenth Ward Contest.
COZ. aRlMsHAw's PETITION AND AFFI-
DAVIT.

DAyIT.
AT the meeting of City Council, last
evening, the following paper was read,
from Col A. ii. Grimshaw, who is con
testing the seat of NJ. l.. Lichtenstcin,
member of Council for the one year
term from the Seventh Ward:
To the City Council Of the City Of We
mjngton:
The action of Arthur II. Grimshaw,
respectfully represents: -,
That an Election, held in the said
city in accordance with the RECRUITMENT
of the charter thereof, on Tuesday, the
first day of September, A. D., 1874, for
the offices of member of Council, In.
sncctors and Assistant Inspectors OF
| Elections, and Assessors, he was can
didatc for the Office of member OF the
Council of the said city, from the Sew
cnth Ward thereof for the term OF one
wear, from the said day of election, and
that Mt said election Macmillan l..
Lichtenstein was also candidate for
the Office of member of the Council OF
the said city from the Seventh Ward
thereof, for the like term of one year.
That upon closing the election and
counting the votes cast In the sald
Seventh Ward, the Inspectors and AS
sistants of Election made certlhcate
under their hands showing that NJ. Il.
Iichtcnstcin was elected to the City
Council from the said Seventh Ward
for the term of one year. AND that al
meeting of the City Council, held in
the Council Chamber of the SAID CITY
on the evening of Wednesday, sept. "a
this return was examined by the Couh
7 Gil, and NJ. l.. Lichtenstein proclaimed
, as having been elected for the term OF
one year to the Councll from tHe Saio
Seventh Ward.
Your petitioner, therefore, alleges
+ that the Election return of NJ. l.. Llch
tenstcin as member of the City Council
from the Seventh Ward as aforesaid il
false. fraudulent and untrue, in this
! That NJ. l.. Lichtenstein was unduly
: returned as having received for sale
Office 331 votes, and your petitioner31'
votes, whereas your petitioner allege
and charges that the said Nj. l.. Lichten
II stein received not more than 2S1 illega
it votes, and your petitioner at least 81
d legal votes for said office, whereby tn
# petitioner alleges and charges and bt
lievcs that he has received the highes
y number of votes for said Office, to wi
IL at least more than 81 votes more tina
t. the said NJ. l.. Lichtenstein; that he ha
T. elected to said Office and should hay
n. been so returned; And your petition
,+ er fills the following specification
- his grounds upon which he denies til
u election Of the said NJ. i. Lichtensteii
le |. That ut the said City Fiction, had o
In the fret day OF September, A. ID loi4,i
b. the Seventh Ward Of the said city, Tor Il
otlices aforesaid, the Election officers In Il
| Il x,rta nj
he .he number of fifty and upwards Tor u
or Office OF member of the City Council for o
-, yeal from said Ward, which were taken al
counted IN the general return Tor M.
ne ljchtenstein. for the office of member OF 4
cc City Council, for one year, from Inc sa
Inf Ward, none OF whom were qualified Elec'e
in the said Ward. Your petitioner. ther
'e fore, charging fraud in the election ana I
% turn of Macmillan l.. Lichtensteln es afol
i'll SAID and desiring to contest his E.ecto
,uo r.epecitully asks your honorable body to a
'i' uolut and iix day for hearing aud det'
VI mining the same,
lr. Aud your petitioner, &c,
u,,. Stnte Of Delaware
New Castle County,
lat Personally
I'VE peared, this 10Th day OF September, A
ion iS7I, before me, Edmund:B. Frazer,
ION tnrv Public OF the State of Delaware, in a
the for New Castle County, Arthur II. Gri
ou- shaw, who being duly sworn deposes Q
ole saws that the above and foregoing petit
is not for the purpose of vexation and
Law, but that lie does verify believe that
has lust ground for contcstng such Electi
Sworn and subscribed before me.
hat A. II. GRIsIsHAW
lcd, ~ In witness whereof have he
,oo. junlo set my hand and affixed
~ L' s. official seal, the day and year afC
ai- ~ said. EDMUND u. FRAZER,
ltcr Notary Publ,
| it Mr.. I.ichienstcin moved that Council n
on. on Tuesday, 22i inst, at ~ O'Clock, r.
TO consider the case.
III Mr.. McInlirc objected to MIR. l.. TAX
A nny part in the matter, AS he was an in
suc esied party in the contest, and the chair
.ol,o tanned his objection.
>, ,'Ne The motion, however, was renewed
hey Mr. Wm. NJ. Candy, and adopted.
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