The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
CECIL COUNTY
ELECTION CASE.
COURT SUSTAINS DEMURRER OF WIN.
B. DAVIS.


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p DAVIS
Amended Petition Filed BY Counsel For
o,o. i, o u .
'eoisS Ne 'psh.e y" 'io''a''' 1no''iSi
demurrer Entered Ry Dayis, Counsel
Court Will Consider Amended Petition
loaay.
Chief .Iudre James Alfred Pcarcc and
EaWln H. Brown Oh SATURDAY ''S'' SuS-
Democrotic candidate NJ the recent elec-
ton for County Commissioner. In the
demurrer the couhSei Tor 'afiS--MeSSrS;
Jonh L. roe AuS'ih Il. 'rothers anu
i1elSter leSs-clh'lheu Ihal 'he court
hau no JurlShc'ioh III or"erlhS recount
ol lhe pailotH 'aS' "t 'a't ->'Nti''''l civ,
tioh' liasiiluch hS tie toi'tH'"", i"'i'u
10 specify any Specihc ira"u OF irres"i-
aritieS' hiSo uei'ir" 'il"' 'ne ''''''"N
Judges elther acled ilnpr"PrrF or oi,'''-
ied 10 count any hummer vi nh''o'S '''n'
had pcei No'en lor the Petl,iohrr' III
sustaining tne demurrer Oh inc l'riio-
cfalic cahdiuate-Mr. paFlS-tne court
granted the hrpnpllcah canul''te-Ar
opehce-the privilege oi h,lhS ne"
pettloh py noon on Mohuas Ill '"','
Court specliyihs the Specinc sro"noS
upon Whlch they ask Il recount.
AT noon, on MONDAY tne lolloWlhs
petltloh was hleu WIN tierh Vi ti'e
Court, John G Wllllanls:-
In tbe Circuit Court for Cecil County.
George IL. spence vs. Nilhah d. baNlS'
To the Honorable. the Judges of said
Court.-
Ing peIltioii vi "'oiEe ~ 'p."t'' I.
citlZeh Oh oecll county anu uiie H'''e Vi
Mar!E'hu' reSpec'i"ils Si'o"s "n'o s""i
i1oIorS 'haI ne lS' anu mas oceh ioi ''iI
last l"ent! i've years, 'i.i"e'i vi S"iu
state ana resluehl ol Cecii county anu
Is quallhed, uhuer the Coist'lu.ioh anu
Laws Oh sald State, 10 nolo ANA occupy
lhe oiuce Oh ,1ou"'! 'ohi'ii'ss!oneI VI
salu county lnn. "t an e'''l'oi' heiu
pursuant 10 the CONSTITUTION anu ~" " ,
OF the state Oh Mar! iahu' Oh the ucs
DAY next allef 'hc nrSt -hollua! Ill No
Neinper' pelhS the Nun u"! Vi s'lu lioh'h
IN the year hlheteen iiunureu anu one,
Tor county commissioner Oh Cecii
county LOT lhe peIlou Oh lour years from
the date OIL Sald elecIloh' your PctiIloi,er
ana w Nliilalii D. b'Nis anu Au''ii eePi's
were voted Tor, at sald election, by 1he
quallned voters oil 'ecll county "loTcs''lu'
Tor sald once, to-Wll: the once Oh NouiitS
commissioner OF 'ecil county lor the
perlod OF louf years lroh lhe uale ol
sad election.
:. -FOUR petitioner luriher SHOWS, that
upon the CLOSING OF the poiis III salu eiec-
tiol, lhe Judges ol S''lu elec'loh Ill INV
several election dlStflctS ana preclhctS OIL
Cecil county, III their respective ulStrlcts
ANA prcclhctS' pretending TO act IN ihe
manner directed by S"rtloh uo OF the ACT
OF E'"l, tnapter = "l lhe Laws Oh '4i'
state OF MhlNiahd' proceedeh 10 count
ana announce the aggregate hulllbef Oh
votes received ny your petltloher ana ny
the Snld Nllllan Is. i'aF1S ana Ahhlh
feeplcS. Tor Sald ONCE, thht the Sald
Judges thereupoh made duplicate state
mentS or returns ol III" result OF Salh
canvass III their respective hlStrctS ana
precincts; that they ana their election
clerks subscribed the same ana that one
of SAID returns or statements were sent
in \ envelope containing the Samcl to
IL 'lerk OF the Circuit Court for 'ecll
county ana the other OF Snld statements
or returns III another envelope contain
ing the Same) to the County Commls-
sionerS of said county.
j. Your petitioner further represents
that ON the Thursday next following the
said election, the CanvaSsing Board for
Cecil county. met at the usual place for
holding the Circuit Court for Cecll county
aforesaid, namely. the Court House, i'll
the town OF Elkton. i'll sad county, and
having been duly organized by electing
Chairman and Secretary, received
from the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Cecil county and from the County Com