Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-06-17
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
IS TERRITORIAL
AND COUNTY
OFFICER
Court Sustains Demurrer Of
George S. Klock TO Answer
Filed by Z. A. Mann in Quo
Warranto Proceedings.
NO VACANCY IN OFFICE
AT TIME OF APPOINTMENT

Appiung tho lsht o., reason Iul,
.HfrI. emphasized Iv fI, ..t,Y.
court 20, th. United ~at,s loo fn. .,1s.
..s. 1ude, Itl s. Abbott 800 tHD -...
uud ildI .aI district court uUa. n.u
thHt tho office pi district aitoIu, u
N'. N'Ni.n BIZ both t.fItnf.s| .ud
..Huit office ami thtt uudcf fh. pfu.
wisdom. uf th, enabling urt rrnuf.i Pol.
congress district utturuols continue u
office Wu state g". run,nt e ...
auuil.I
or, d, NDu was handed down boo
tH, uuu warrants proceedings begun
SOME months ago u Whlyh George S.
N'u.N sought to have D. a Mann
NHi.l 'ruu office as district tttoru-
800. decision OF the court TODAY
.r4. ti.Hlit means thai in th, ppIrilu
.I in, 'Huti ~ Mann is nor entitled
fp fu. Office cot district atturu,l that
t1r governor r'rod when be- appointed
Az Muun inaaWlrh ~ there WAS nu
Vacancy 100 thr 1fncr at that time
Il. court Sustained the demurrer
nl.l hy Nj kluek in reply 10 au
ausw,r hy NJ Mann Go the quo wur
Iuntn proceedings Instituted hv Mr.
EIuck some month. ago.
flr decision relative tu the puntin-
uan.. OF thc district ATTORNEY u of.
.. Was based on tho folloWInp por-
UHr OF tht rnaDuug act.
utl tho issuance of said pro ll-
nation hs thr president OF the United
state. aud unit the said state IS So
admitted into tho union and said STATE.
.ffIc.i- ave elected aud qualified M
der tn, provisions OF tho constitution.
tHo counts ana territorial officers of
-aid territory Including tho delegate
n congress thereof elected at the
general election in 1905 stall COM
uuuc Co discharge the duties Of their
foepfctive offices ia and for sad ter
rtor' provided that no session of tho
territorial Legislative assembly shall
ur held m iell'
Tho cuur, based tho decision on
thr uur4 tiou as 10 whether district
attorney is q county or territorial Of
'.tr con- much the same lime Of dedur.
ulu as Tho supreme court arrived at
.tHt a,ci4nn uf 60 whether or not tn
4ptrrnor had th' power o. declare a
Vacancy in tho office. namely rs re-
rrrine to statutes ana 10 former de-
-i0u foo tine higher courts OF the ter"
tltory
The court adds that n a district at-
toru,, Is not - territorial cor 30 county
officer d, - difncult to tcn IS hoi b. .s
81 Kiucb was appointed district
attorney rur thr SNth district ntturnc,
district of Sew Mexico. February Is.
5000 Hy the then governor OF the tor
flH.fft Tt#
Irr council as be- law required lpi
.H. term OF 'Wo years and until hi-
successor should be- chosen ana quail
lod On Nov 49, 1910. Governor
MIN made an order removing "
klu0s rom Office and appointing T.
Mann district attorney IN hjs place
500 Kioca contested his removal, DE
.a-, being brought To the supreme
coBu without tl.al n the lower court.
u dcci Jon rendered March 3 1910,
800. supreme court OF Now Mexico
hpd tha. Tho governor hal NOT tho
Y.Woe OF removal. undCr the circum
Iurp uud tiI rcfOrr that ihn ap-
..umu aas invalid Following no
Id.Wrui aud mandate OF the supreme
D n Ilat onurr. iudemcni ~
Haa entered IN me lornaluio
count. court against Nj Mann and
KlDct resumed The duties Of me
mo. continuing % discharge Them
i AHl 1871 VT Mann again
m. o'o me Grl1 clalming fho of
f, uu1or another commission from
t.. Governor dotted March 20 1911
FHo aauri recognized the commission
wa acio ou'i'liug Nr Mann o
Office aud h0 dnlr qualified enter
Hau 'ne uar'0rWHuCC of blr !l.
w AuN q ur Kioc. then so
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