Arizona republican., 1898-12-18

In the DlStfICJ court Or the InlrQ Ju-
 dicial District of the Territory Of
 Arizona, in and for the County of
 MaTicopa.
 JAMES E. BARK, Contestant,
 VS.
 D. L. MURRAY, Respondent.
 Whereas, Edwin s. Gill, clerk of the district court of the Third judicial dis trict of the territory of Arizona, in and for the county of Maricopa, has in formed me, Webster Street, judge of said court, that James E. Bark, an electCr of the county of MaricOpa, Ter ritory of Arizona, on the 8th day Of December, A. D., 1898. had filed in the office of the clerk of said court state ment verified by him against one D. l.. Murray cont testing the election of said D. L. Murray to the office of sheriff, in and for said county of Maricopa, held within the said county of Ilaricopa on the 8th day of November, A. D., 1898: wherein the judges and inspectors Of said election did commit and have malcondUct in that raey failed and refused to count the full number of votes that were legally deposited by the qualified voters of said county Of Maricopa, at said election, for him the said James E. Bark for the office of
 
 votes for said D. L. Murray for sher if of said county, which were illegal and which were not in fact, cast for said D. l.. Murray at said election; and that if said votes cast for him the said James E. Bark, as aforesaid, had been counted for him, the said James E. Bark, and said votes had not been illegally counted for the said D. L. Murray; that he the said James D. Bark would have been declared elected to She office of sheriff of said MaricOpa county, but that because of said mal- conduct the said D. l.. Murray had been declared elected to the office of sheriff of Maricopa county; and wherein, praying that a recount be had of the votes cast for sheriff of said Maricopa county at said election; and that upon such recount, a certificate of election be issued to him tie said James E. Bark.
 WHEREFORE, by reason of the facts and by virtue of the statute in such case made and provided, hereby order a special term of court of the Third judicial district of the territory of Arizona, in and for the county Of to be held at the court hOuS1 Of said MaricOpa county on the Fist day of December, A D., 1898, at the hour of 9: 30 o'clock a. m. of said day to hear such contest; and that notice thereof be published in the daily issue of The Arizona Republican, a news paper published in the city of Phoenix, in said Maricopa county, Arizona, from the date of this order until the day of said special term of court as often as such paper be issued.
 And that the clerk of said court is-
  to appear at said time and place speci- jed in said notice and answer such con- est.
 Dated this 9th day of December, A. D., 1898. WEBSTER STREET, Chief Justice of Arizona and Judge of
 the Third Judicial District of the
 Territory of Arizona, in and for the
 County of Maricopa To D. L. Murray and to All Whom It
 May Concern:
 Notice is hereby given that a special .erm of court will be held at the court | louse of AIaricopa county, Arizona ter | 'itory, in the city of Phoenix, or | Wednesday, the Fist day Of December. | A. D., 1898, 1t 9:30 o'clock a. m. to l ny the election contest of James E. | Bark for the office of sheriff of Mari- l eopa county, Arizona territory, in | with the above order of the | Honorable Webster Street, judge of | aid court And hereby certify the above to be l true and correct copy of such order | lOw on file in my office
 Witness my hand and seal this 9th | lay cf December A. D, 1898.
 Eseall EDWIN s. GILL, Clerk cf the District Court of the Third | Judicial District Of the Territory Of