Arizona republican., 1898-12-21


 MaIricopa.
 JAMES E. BARK, Contestant,
 D. L.. MURRAY, Respondent. i 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 1 electCr Of the county of Maric0pa, Ter Titory Of Arizona, on the Sth day Of l December, A. D., 1898, had filed in the l office Of the clerk of said court state ment verified by him against one D. l., | Murray cOnitesting 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 4-aricopa on the Sth day of November, A. D., 1898: wherein the judges and inspectors Of said election did commit and have malconduct in that ,Iey failed and refused to count the full number of votes that were legally deposited by l the qualified voters of said county Of MaricOpa, at said election, for him the said James B. Bark for the office of sheriff Of said county, and did count 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 hlm, the said James D. Bark. and said votes had not been illegally counted for the said D. L. Murray; that he the said James E. Bark would have been declared elected to the 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 Maric0pa county at said election: and that upon such recount, a certificate of election be issued to him the said James F. Bark
 WHEREFORE, by reason of the facts and by virtue of the statute in such case made and provided, hereny order a special term Of court of the Third judicial district of the territory of Arizona, in and for the county of Maricopa, to be held at the court hOusc of said Maric0pa county on the Fist day Of December, A. D., 1898, at the hour of 9: 90 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 sue a citation to tho said D. l.. Murray to appear at said time and place speci- fled in said notice and answer such con- test
 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 term of court will be held at the court house of Maricopa county, Arizona ter ritOry in the city of Phoenix on the Fist day of December, A. D., 1898. at 9:30 o'clock a. m. to try tthe election contest of James r. Bark for the office Of sheriff of Mari copa county, Arizona territory, in with the above order of the Webster Street, judge of | said court.
 
 true and correct copy of such order | now on file in my office.
 Witness my hand and seal this 9th | lay of December, A. D., 1898.
 [sealI EDWIN s. GILL. Clerk of the District Court of che Third | Judicial District of the Territory of | Arizona. in and for the County of | Maricopa.
 First published in The Arizona Re publican Saturday, December 10, 1898.