Arizona republican., 1898-12-14


 dicial District of the Territory ot
 Arizona in and for the County O1
 Maricopa.
 JAMES E. BARK, Contestant, D. L. MURRAY, Respondent. Whereas. Edwin s. Gill, clerk of the district court of the Third judicial dis tlict 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, ar electCr Of the county of Maricopa, Ter ritory Of Arizona, on the Sth day of December, A. D., 1898, had filed in the office Of the clerk of said court a state ment verified by him against one D. L. Murray coneesting 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 Ir4aricopa on the 8th day of November, A. D., 1898: wherein the judges and inspectors of said election did commit and have malconduct in that uIey Tailed and refused to count the full number of votes that were legally deposited by i tho qualified voters of said county of Maricopa, at said election, for him the said James l.. 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 net 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 F. Bark, and said votes had not been illegally counted for the said D L. Murray; that he the said James F. Bark would have been declared elected to Idhe 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.
 ~aEiEg that recount be had of the Vates cas for sheriff of said MaTicopa aounty at said election, and that upon such recount, 8 certificate of election be issued to him the said James E. Bark
 WHEREFORE, by reason of the facts and by virtue of the statute in such case made and provided, hereby order 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 house 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- sue a citation to the said D. L. Murray f0 o+ ,I,s1 fed 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 specia; term of court will be held at the court house of Maricopa county, Arizona ter- ritory, in the city of Phoenix, OF Wednesday, the Fist day of December, | A. D., 1898. at 9:30 o'clock a. m. to try the election contest of James F. | Bark for the office of sheriff of Mari | copa county, Arizona territory, in | compliance with the above order of the l Webster Street, judge of | said court
 And hereby certify the above to be a true and correct copy of such order now on file in my office.
 Witness my hand and seal this 9th | day of December, A. D., 1898.
 IsealI EDWIN s. GILL, Clerk of the District Court of The Thiro |
 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.