Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-19

az anid6Vlt tnereto. DeluR hereop ex-
pressly waived. He also prsys that
they may be restrained and enioined
from placing or causing to be placed
your orators name upon said official
ballot TO be voted in the election TO be
held May "a, 1900. That they may be
en1oIned and restrained from issuing
any ballot for said election that has
your orators anne upon it and that hs
! may have all such further and
general reiief as to equity may seem
meet, and the facts OF his case may
warrant, aud he will ever pray, eta.
WIN. L. RoYALL,
Solicitor for Complainant.
ORDER OF INJUNCTION.
Ohancery Court of the City of Rich
mond.
Benjamin Jackson,
James E. MeKenneY, Writ e. Taylor
and Charles l.. Brown. constituting
the Electoral Board Of the City os
Richmond.
This day, the complainant, presented
his bill to me praying for an injunc-
ton as set out and described in said
Dill, upon consideration whereof, il in
adjudged. ordered and decrled. that
the defendants, James z. McKenney.
Writ z. Taylor and Charles l.. Brown
constituting the Electoral Board of
the City OF Richmou / be epjoined and
restrained from causing or permitting
/ the complainan5's name TO be printed
upon the OH hcial ballot to be voted in
jackson Ward in the elsction of Nav
Z4sh, leCO, as q candidate for Common
council, and from issuing or ssndiag
OUT any ballot to be voted in said cleo.
tion, with said complainant's name
printed thereon as such candida ate un-
I'll the further order OF the Court; bos
the plaintiff is not to have the benefit
OF this injunction until bond De exc
euted in penalty of 500 conditioned to
pay all costs which may be awarded
ana damages which may be sustained
py any party by reason of this ipiunc-
tions hould the same be hereafter dis
solved.
b. x. WELLFoRp, JR,
Judge of Circuis Oourt.
May 14th, 1900.
To the Clerk of tie Chancery Court
OF the City of Richmond, Virginia.
Judge Wexford then stated that in
olden times, the Office was expected to
seek the man and not man office but the
the present election laws of Virginia
presumed that man must seek the
Office. 1t required him 10 sign his
name and TO have his signature attest
ed py sWo witnesses. According to
thls, man had right to demand that
his name be not used upop q baIIot
when the law had not been COMPLIED
with. He would grant the Injunction
In the case OF Benjamin Jackson. He
shen commented upon the use OF fictI-
Gus names ard expressed regret that
ne old not have NOR e time in which to
investigate the same.
MUST HAVE THEM READY.
Mr.. Royal then notified Editor
Mitchell to have the other applications
drawn up in esch of the other eases
and also the copy OF the iniunctions
and be at the City Hall, Monday morn.
ing at 3 100 A. M. Il was then about z
O'CLOCK Saturday evening and Miss N,
beransenis Norrell. the type-writer
began work on the names, It was late
in the night before rest was obtained
As each one OF the alleged eandi-
dates had to be sworn before a notary.
IL was found necessary to secure their
night.
THAT MIDNIGHT VISIT,
Mr.. r. I: Hill, Notary Public, took
the sttidavits of Messrs. Thorn as smith.
Bernard Brown and r. II. Glover at
Editor MitchelPs residence. Mr.. g. J.
Porter brought his carriage and in
company with Messrs. B. p. Wander
val, Capt. Ben. Scott and r. T. Hill.
proceeded TO get the folio wing GENTLE
men out or their beds: e. ]. Crane, B.
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