Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-03-14
A WRIT OF MANDATE.
1T WAS GRANTED ON A SWORN
STATEMENT OF FACTS.

The day following Auditor Fox's
refusal to permit TINES reporter to
examine certain county records, a
statement of facts was made up, GER
tilted to by affidavit, and sent to
Boise by express. The case was SO
plain that His Honor Judge Prickett,
Judge of the Second Judicial District
Court, made the following reply:
BOISE CITY, IDAHO,
March II, 1884.
I. E. PICorrE, Esq, Haley, Idaho.
DEAR S1E:-Your letter and affi-
davit came to my hands yesterday,
and send, inclosed, the affidavit, or
der and writ.
could not make the order and writ
more general and comprehensive be-
cause your demand, as shown by the
affidavit, did not include more than
the warrant book and minutes. 1t is
necessary that specific demand be
made as foundation for the writ.
Yours respectfully,
II. f. PRICKETT.
p. 81 must 90 to Weiser to open
Court next Monday or l would have
made the order returnable earlier.
II. +. p.
Following are the order and writ
prayed for:
ORDER EOR WRIT OF MANDATE.
In the District Court of the Second Judicial Dis.
trict of Idaho Territory in and for the County
7. e Picotte. plaintif,)
| VS..
| C. b. Fox, defendant.
On reading the affidavit of 7. E.
Picotte, the plaintiff above named,
made and dated the 9TH day of March,
1884; and on motion of the said I. +.
Picotte, it is ordered that a writ of
mandate issue out of and under the
seal of said court, directed to the said
G. B. Fox, commanding him forth
with to allow and permit the said L. E.
Picotte to inspect, examine and con-
suit all the warrant books Of said
county in the possession and custody
Of him, the said &. B. Fox, as Aud
itor of said county, and also the rec
ord books Of the minutes of proceed.
ings of the Board CT Commissioners
of said Alturas county, in the posses
sion and custody of him, the said G. B.
Fox, as Clerk Of said Board; tree OF
charge to him, the said T. E. Picotte
or that the said G. B. Fox show cause
TO the contrary before NE at my cham
bers in the Court House in Boise City
Ada county, Idaho Territory, on the
l st day of April, 1884, at ten o'clock
in the forenoon.
ii. b. PRICKETT, Judge.
Dated March 18th, 1884.
WRIT OF MANDATE.
In the District Court of the Second Judicial Dis
trict of Idaho Territory, in and for the Count,
4, E. Picotte, Plaintiff.
cB Fox Defendant
WHEREAS, T. E. Picotte, the plain
tiff above-named, did make applica
ton TO you as Auditor of said Altura'
county, on the 9Th day of March
1884, at your office at HALEY, in sale
county, and did then and there de
mand permission to inspect and con
suit the warrant books of said count,
in your possession and custody, a
Auditor Of said county, and also thu
record books and minutes of proceed
ings of the Board of County Commits
, sioners of said county, in your posses
sion and custody as Clerk of sal,
Board, nevertheless you, the aforesai,
G. b. Fox as such Auditor and Clerk
have unjustly refused to allow tn
!. said L. +. Picotte TO inspect and con
E suit the same; as we are informed b
the complaint of said 7. f. Picotte;
: Now, therefore, we being willin
$ that full and speedy justice be don
: in this behalf to him, the said 7. /
Picotre, do therefore hereby comman
you, the said c. B. Fox as such Az
ditor and Clerk, that Immediately a
> ter the receipt of this writ, you allo
f and permit the said I. +. Picotte t
inspect, examine, and consult all tn
: warrant books of said county, and a
: the minutes of proceedings of tt
=, Board of Commissioners of Sal
u county, in your possession and GU
tody, or that you show cause to tt
contrary thereof before Hon. H. !
Pickett, Judge Of said Court at h
chambers at the courthouse in Boi:
l. City. Ada county, Idaho Territory, c
IS the first day of April, 1884, at ]
e o'clock in TIE forenoon, lest complain
O shall again come to US by defaul
a and in what manner you shall ha'
e executed this our writ make known
:, the said Judge, at the time and pla'
h last aforesaid.
2 Witness, the Hon. H. E. P.icke
" Judge of the said District Court,
Boise CITY, l. T., the 18th day
March, 1884.
a. l.. RICHARDSON, Clerk.
BY me at Chambers:
H. +. PRICKETr, District Judge.
10 THE WRIT UNNECESSARY NOW.
n AS Mr.. Fox has, since the apple
TX ton was out, fully complied with t
~ law, and even kindly assisted t
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