The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-07-12
Judge Reayes Issues
Writ OF Mandamus In
Prohibition Election
Ordered to Strike Names From Petition
or Tell Supreme Court Why

/ In the premises, do command you,
John S. Taylor, George Edwards, Geo.
w. Stahl, B. G. Bass and E. 81. Beck
EFT, or majority of you, to forthwith
meet and convene as the board of
county commissioners, in and for the
county of Pinellas, state of Florida, at
the county court house of said county,
on date not later than the 18th day
of July, A. D. 1917, and that you do,
then and there, strike from the pc
tition for an election, hereinbefore re-
ferned to, one of the signatures of
each of the fifteen (15) petitioners,
hereinbefore referred to as having
signed the said petition twice, so as
to make the names of said petitioners
to appear only once, as signers of said
petition, and determine and declare
that said petition has the signatures
of only fourteen hundred and ninety
two (1492) persons thereto.
"And that you do, then and there,
ascertain and determine how many
registered voters there are in the said
county of Pinellas, and that you do
determine and declare that there are
fifty-four hundred and sixty-three
(5463) registered voters in said coun-
ty of Pinellas.
ssAnd that you 40, then and there,
strike from the petition for an cleo
ton, hereinbefore referred to, the
names of the two hundred and six
(206). signers of said petition, referred
to hereinbefore as having withdrawn
from said petition, and the names OF
all persons who withdrew their names
from said petition, in the manner
.hereinbefore set forth; and determine
how many naraes are left as signers
of the petition for an election, after
striking the names so withdrawn
therefrom. And you will determine
and decide and declare that the said
petition for an election has. not the
signatures Of twenty-five per cent Of
gistarea g9.ars Ct the county of
pinsllas, thereto
s.And that you do strike, then and
There, from the said petition for an
election, the names of the Two hundred
and fourteen (21A persons, who sign
I ed said petition for an election, here
inbefore described as not being regis
tered voters of said county, and all.
persons signing said petition who are
not registered voters in said county
of Pinellas, and after so striking said
names, who are not registered voters,
from said petition. you viii determine
how many names are left as signers
of the said petition, and you will, then
and there, determine and decide and
declare that said petition for an cleo
ton has not the signatures of twenty
five per cent of the registered voters
of the county of Pinellas.
"And that you do, then and there,
make an order refusing to call the
election petitioned for, hereinbefore
described, and you will, then and
there. revoke the former illegal and
unauthorized order calling the election
petitioned for, hereinbefore described
as having been made by you on the
twelfth day Of June, A. D. 1917.
Cor that you appear before the
Judge Of our Supreme court, at the
Supreme Court room, in the city of
Tallahassee, on the goth day Of July,
A. D. 1917, at 80 o'clock p. M, of
said day, to show cause why you re-
fused to do so.
Done and ordered at Bradentown,
Florida, this 10th day of July, 1917.
90. K. REAVES, Judge"