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

Go omplsining showeth your Honor
your Orator, Benjamin Jackson. that
he is q citizen OF Richmond, Virgins,
and = resident Of Jackson Ward in
said city; that on the Gath day Of May.
1900, an election is to be held in said
city for members OF the Board of Al
dermen and Common Council of said
city that number OF persons have
announced their candidacy for said
places and have handed 60 the clerk of
the Hastings Court Of said city poti-
ees OF their intention to become such
candidates, and said clerk has certified
said notices to the Electoral Board
for said city, that their names may be
printed upon the offieisl ballot, that
your orator is not one of these persons.
he is not q candidate for any office In
said election, he has signed no notice
that he is such ndidate, he has de-
livered no notice of such candidacy to
said clerk, aud he has author zed no
one to deliver any such notice to said
clerk, and he positively sobjects to be-
ing placed in position Of q candidate
for Office. Some evi'-miHded person to
accomplish corrupt and frkudulent
purpose, handed.Sto the clerk OF ths
dustings Court of the city OF Rich
mopd on or previous to May Bird, 1900,
paper purporting to have yoar ora
tors name signed TO it which ar
nounced that your orator was a candi-
date for the Common Council of the
city of Richmond from jackson Ward
OF said city, IN the election to be held
May "a, 1900.
NOTICE GIVEN.
When your orator learned that thi
had been done. he notified said clerk
that his pretended signature to said
notice was fraud and q forgery, and
he requested him to refrain from certi-
tying your orators name to the Elec-
toral Board for q place on the official
Ballot 60 be used in the said election.
but said clerk certified your orators
name TO said Electoral Board as q can
didate for said office. Your orator
then applied to said Elect ,ral Board
for leave to prove to it that he ia not a
candidate for said Office. that he had
not signed said notice. or authorized
his signature, and he forbade said
Board to place his name upon said bal
lot. Said Board consulted the Attor
ney-9eneral of the State as { o its Sewers
and duties in the matter, and the At.
torney- General advised it that 1t had
authority TO investigate the truth or
falsity of the same, and that il it be.
came satisfied on hearing the evid encs
that your orator had never authorized
sad notice, and il was its duty to re-.
frain from placing your orators name
upon said ballot.
ELECTORAL BOARDS DETERMINATION.
Nevertheless, said Electoral BOARD
determined that it would not be oov.
erned by the opinion of said Attorne ..
General, and it announces that il will
place your orster's name upon said
ballot, and have him offered to the vo-
ters OF jackson Ward as q candid ate
for the position of member of the Com
mon Council, in the election to be held
May Oath, 1900 and your orator charges
said electoral board is about to do this
and will do 1T, unless restrained by the
order or this Honorable Court. Your
orator submits that said Electoral
Board will hereby do him irreparabIe
injury Tor which no adequate compen.
sation can begiven him in Court of law
They will hold your orator up to the
ridicule, contempt and scorn of his
fellow citizens, they will greatly in
1ure his credit in his business, and they
will do an irreparable injury to the
business by which he earns his daily
Dread Tor which no adequate eompen-
sation can be given him in g court of
law. Said Electoral Board for the
city Of Richmond is composed of
James E. McKenney, Writ E. TAYLOR
and Charles l.. Brown, who are all res
idents Of the city OF Richmond, Va.
forsemuch then ss your orator is with.
out remedy save in o court Of EQUITY,
where such cases are alone cogniz able.
he prays that the said James E'
Writ E. Taylor and Chas.
L. Brown, may be made parties de-
endant hereto, and may be required
70 answer this bill, but not under oath,