The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-01-19

McCreary on elections, page 1888, sec, 9o4.
Kerr Va. Lugo, IS, PennsylvaRis Report. p.
W. and see AcCreary on Elections, sec c16;
which clearly shows that IL neither party has
q proper certificate. OF CREDENTIALS, neither
should be permitted to act until after trial on
the merits of their case. Ii II only when the
proper certificate Is not In existence that re-
sort can be hal TO other evidence In order
to admit member TO participate In its organ
ization.
A minority OF your romrniti~ II ALSO OF the
opinion thar thr statute having provided the
particular manner in which the right Of an
officer OF this body Is to b. contested defining
especially thu mode of proc-durr in ~ doing.
and expr-Ssl, declaring that the failure NJ
10 proceed hail he u bar TO any and all per
sons making such contest" was inten'ied 10
be- exclusive of all other ruodrs, and thereby
avoid the Identical complications which this
body now encounters after its permanent or
gan!Zation.
following adjudicat-d causrS, which fully
supports this POSITION:
Garbard VS.. Gallag-r. II Nevada. Il. page
2S5, ct seq. In this case the court says: The
contest for members Of the Legislature can
only be mad. IN pursuance Of the statutes
concerning elections" and IN support Of IL
cite decisions from many Of the courts Of last
resort OF iffrr.nt States Of the Union. rs will
be seen by reference 10 page 3s6 Of the report
mentioned.
conceaing tha1 thr council had ths power
accoruing 10 estapnshea precSnrhs'
vestigate ana pass upon 'hr Fnhuty o. ,n's
certificate, We must respectfully submit that
| IL does not exit until after It's organization.
ANY othrr course u snpvsrsiVe OF IN" tneo!y
| that the person holding the proper cert ticat,
IN PrtWd Ioee eh'i''eu W I'VE oh'e ",' ""
| fully removed. Bv the admission of Que not
holding such c"I'ih'S'f ~ wno'" ""''i-n ~
PROOF Is chaheru, anu Mi. pack' "e'o'"nR
70 the report OF 'nH nlyotity o. Won, eo'h n
zee, III Pefmi',r" 10 'ans 'nr sea, W ~ !. TIM"
| mon, VINO NOUS 'ne ou'y A~iuI eN",rhe' !"
sIscnon, ana tasrroV castihg upon MIN Tue
ouiueh VI rstao'S mug NOR man M 'an
CURES OF MN. armed ~ nr j. WIN "gai rv
ioence OF tue othcr' ne u ceI'an'y 'nne"
Pathcipats ~ inc orgAnta'"s =. W W., ,i
oooy, am W msi"'A ms seal ~ " ""'" ~
prlH'd yde,s es,urh'o ~ MS eItct'om
come ~ "r: nask ~ W., ~, ~ ~, H.
IPo upon niin' ann ~. 'is .1i,, 49, -.
n'Su 49," ~ i =, .hnna
ant re,son fnr No, rutrri.,niuu III. r.ai m.r-
| It's of this case at the pr--.n, time.
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| ,.,.,-.t 81, ,u.;.
man tnat WHICH .re"s n'1eS 'ne b'm'a ~. ,I.,
ute 10 once nii,,i u W .nI
actioh OF SOM, 'f'onhai or "oif a"'noiil s.
| 10 pass upon me lnsst'"i WOW" "r iiausn'
Win dangerous hI'" "i>N> 'i''"> ,"i 49,
|
COMMUTE" NAV 'hs ''' L"'"te W VI -. n ~,
| Ton ""s ''t 'N>u'' Wy 'h', r.''' "
| Once AM i"' 'h's reason ~ - NV n niu.
suncirht an" 10 .n's y ~" VT otoS nas
| no cer'in'"'f 81 az ''''in '"" "''P,t -.
Besides II l. wen -rHh," Proposition tha1
proVlsiohS o, Na'u"" iiar 'hi> Arc o1i'E
ulrec'ofE anu no, 'hnnua''i w.. I"" an.
theis IN no p''to'.r" "' 81" ~, ~ " w -,
es Ike the present. whrr' N rn"nc are IN
| terested anu an oih'"' u 'hhe"" WIZ an
omciai uatS anu oo' h'' P','"'h " WITHIN
Inc ume rr',cr,"'h. VI" su'h 'c' !, gu !. tn".
| accouht '"''. Ir "!sh' w. '''hirneu a. any
! ume oy "a"d"""' ~ P''',''n VI" ao' an
cerui! I" "hat Hple'I:' 40 n' '"r ..ts a'o .a
| the rc,urh. Oh n'r ~ n'S o'''n'. ~. a.,
| correct III th'r i"'S''ion' W. nv. ~ .no '''
| noS.nE "',n"' - ''n ""' W"n,.,.
| ., oe'i"" ~" 49,, ''a"> " ra,,"'.a
| Ierfio'H. p'ee -; -; nc, t"a.. ". , ,..'
| sectnhS - an ~. snow 'ha W" only queH-
non tnat c"n'' =" ,a'"r1, n"r" an, now ~ .he
| qaahhca.l"h ~ Mr. hain'! , !" noiu ,"e
omcs.io,n Micnigan; 10 '"" "'n"eSo'"'
| sS; lo'h Mfhh'sota' ~.
| THE PROPER rERsoS TO IssrE CERTIFICATE.
1t is also argued bv u Iua jsrity uf your COM
| mittee that the c.rtiticaT- II -ntioned II not
| from the pruprr officer This - certainly
| untenah,. IL b..ars IN. signature OF one
| nurnort,ny ,o act ~ clerk. and has the proper
seal attached to u. II. Is thus primd Jdcie
the proper officer TO IA AXE tn. certificate un-
der The statute. and his seal and signature
| thenticity. BEING IN the office. exercising its
functions with hIs seal attached. he L. to DO
regarded AZ such until this question can be
| investigated by some lawful body. The same
principles with reference 10 the prima foe,e
| authsnticity of the certificate are equally ap-
pli cable 10 the official character Of the Off Ger
| when evidenced ~ in this case, by his OIL
cial seal.
NO LEGAL EVIDENCE OF THE ELscriof OF
o., ,i,o;, -, ,r,rr,.r, thu,
70 ~. "'.r,;sn.,. ~ th. c,..rL i. isnor.d
n.rr,h;no i. a'iri,, W.. h,w. n, LEGAL owl,
49,. ~ H.. ,isc,;an Of anv on. ani II re-
" ~ ri =, ill., ny;,,nds - bavs
" US 10y ,h'. I'LL. -..m,," Of th;s con-
,rnvarsu c.',,,,n, nm h.inr,. tIIs bodv hrfore
| De- arro,,;.a,inne or n.y. ,m.E6c.,ion rn act nnon
Us .,.,r III ". VII Observation-Disclosures of snch
...1.r,,; han. IN rnI,y Iy.Iored I'm
he sc,;or ,ak",. he This hodw in sweating In
800. ~. ,. nor, ~ ths crai, N In, Commute.
VI" IT, aH,sai .S.ra.,.r ~ ,ha cir +
TO ne assai, IT,, WIN ~ n nnIv sea hs
-. ri ~. 90 crnan;xnd
and the person having ,hr CERT ficate has re.
csived the benefit Of the Prund J"css case. DC
shows himself 10 %. IN. a'-FS; prssum a y
- was nsc.ssary tina, h. sluull have been
If this body was organized =" "A. to properly
investigate the Legality Of mr Hamlfon.
G o. q, Co., ~ $500, cIsrL =, no snch whsr
| he issued the certificate, wa. qualified to do
, any act his predecessor could ITO, and nigh,
nave oeeh conP'hen W l>s"r .ne ,u1u ~; 20
Ace His Predecessor, If SOM. person othel
than himself, conld not lawfully act after hts
term OF once nan expired ne can 40 nc %;
;nad 90 10 80 hv snn. nroy;sinn Of the statnte
vao,r ,x,rsr,cr
shor,1 ,h. ,,,,,or;,v rs,or, ~ vopr com.
mittee be adopted, we are clearly of tn,
opinion that such action wPuld be character
l1eo WIN ,hr ihluS'lc. w '"s o ~
Ia%fnI,v sn,,tIsj n /, ind conf.rrinp In amor
| another whose claim IL unsupported by an,
| Legal evidence mihor,tV q, your conInlt
J. ,i,nn he S.c,ar.J ,h, duIw elected membr,
y from the ioint district of Chot+au and Daw
D son counties, and nv such entitled to act IL
Q the organization OF snis ..nhc'i Until "
= '~"' A IL MIrcurII.
Chm Com ON Credentials.
Ciessinan--Mr. President move the adop
4 ton of the majority report. Seconded.
o Mitchell called for the ayes and noe
J, which resulted ~ follows: Ayes - Back
!. Ch-ssInan, Gillrtte, Thomas, White and Wit
n teri. Sors-Bass, Caldwell, Cox, Mitch
ell, Morris and Stnar'-6.
Chair-six have voted for the motion an
six against it. The motion !. lost
Mitcheli-Mr. Prr"ident, now move. th