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MUNICIPAL ELECTION REGULATIONS. 
 
 ORDER OF COURT. 
 
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 (CONSTITUTING 
 
 GENERAT. lUJLES (ad interim) 
 
 FOR THE 
 
 Effectual Execution of the Victouia Munk'ipal Corpouation Ordinance, 1867, and otheb 
 THE Laws fou the time being regulating Municipal Elections. 
 
 made by 
 
 The Hon. Matthew Baillie Begbie, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; 
 Hon. Hi:nkv P. Pfj.lew Crease, one of the Justices of tlie Supreme Court; and 
 H(JN. John Hamilton Gray, o;io of the Justices of the Supreme Court. 
 
 WHEREAS under section 2.) of the Victoria Municipal Corporation Ordinance, 1867, 
 power is j^iven to a Jud,i,'e of the Supreme Court, "from time to time to make rules for the 
 tri d of election jjetitions under the said Ordinance, and the matters and things connected 
 therewith." IT IS HEREBY ORDERED under and by virtue of the authority of the said 
 Ordinance, and all other Actts roj,'ulating for the time being Municipal Elections, and under 
 and by virtue of all ))()\v«'rs and authorities, them and every of them the said Judges in that 
 behalf enabling that the following shall be and are hereby made Rules for the time being 
 for regulating the trial of Election Petitions iinder the said Victoria Municipal Corporation 
 Ordinance, 1S()7, and all ;ind singular the Acts and laws which shall for the time being be 
 in force creating or regulating or res])ecting municipalities and Municipal Elections in the 
 Province of British Columbia or any part thereof. 
 
 1. The presentation of a Municipal Election shall be made by leaving it at the office ot 
 the Registrar of the Supreme Court, and such Registrar or his Deputy shall (if required) 
 give a receipt, which may be in the following form : — 
 
 lltH-eived oil the diiy of at the Registrar's oflSce, a petition touching the eh^otiou of A. 1$., alder- 
 
 luiin, coiinoilhir [&c., as theoase may he], for the of purporting to he signed hy [insert the names 
 
 of petitioners]. 
 
 C. D. Registrar, or Deputj' Registrar. 
 
 With the petition shall also bv left a eopy thereof for the Registrar to send to the clerk of che Municipality with 
 the petition. 
 
 2. A municipal election petition shall contain the following statements : — 
 
 (\.) It shall state the right of the petitioner or petitioners to jietition within the "Victoria Municipal Corporation 
 Ordinance, 18(>7," or other the law for the time being regulating Municipal ''jlections. 
 
 2.) It shall state the holding and result of the election, and shall briefly state the facts |^nd grounds relied on to 
 sustain the prayer. 
 
 3. The petition shall be divided into jiaragraphs, each of which, as nearly as may be, 
 shall be confined to a distinct portion of the subject, and every paragraph shall be number- 
 ed consecutivel} , and no costs shall be allowed of drawing or copying any petition not sub- 
 stantially in compliance with this rule, unless otherwise ordered by tlie Court or a Judge at 
 chambers. 
 
 •1. The petition shall conclude with a prayer, as, for instance, that some specified person 
 should be declared duly returned or elected, or that the election should be declared void, or 
 that a return maybe enforced (as the case maybe), and shall be signed by all the petitioners. 
 
 5. The following form, or one to the like effect, shall be sufficient: — 
 
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 In the Supremo Court of British Columbia 
 
 Bcribod. ■- • • '*"'' "■■ "f • "^ til" f'Hs.! limy be] whoso naraos are sub- 
 
 petitionor], <»u ,vo eitcaonj, aud jour potitiou.-r FJ. [hor.' stito u, Ukc m;mn-r tho rinht of each 
 
 2 And your petitioners state that the election was holdou on the dav of . .. i 
 
 Lvel^otSv'^"*^-'-'"'^''-^"'''''^^"^^^^^^^^ -^ that A. B. and C. D. h.n. b. A t'.t usu U nl r.- deda,.! S be 
 
 (Sigurd) 
 A. 
 B. 
 
 r/ to iusur . i . V ^ n? S f ^' i^f ^.»T*''''i7 *° P"*^^*^"* '^^•I'"^^ '""^ unnecessary expense, 
 ana to insure a tair and effectual trial, in the same way as in ordinary Droceedin.'s in tliP 
 
 r Wll,aT:'\,:H i"^"" T^ nr^ l? ^%^'^^^-^ -^^^^ ««-•-- as lnayT^oXe.^^ "^ *'" 
 had a mZiiv^o awJ;7T'*lT"*'^ ^°*' "", unsuccessful candklate, allegin, hat he 
 unless tKi-o?^r?s n M ^° ?«' «^^P^"-tj «o>"pl^}ning of or defondins the election shall. 
 f^,i ;^ 1 ^^"""^S^ o\"i« application be satisfactori y set forth in his petition six d'.vs I.p 
 
 by thrSi7!;r"ff l"''T^' --"\"— J^ finle^as may be a ^^ih^I^n ha tlS 
 Pnnf^t>i i ^ by the petitioners and respondent, as the case may be the petition 
 
 Re'r^it ar oi 1 ^IZ fT'n' °^- "^''"'l""" *"f^^^ ^^^'^^^ ^'^^^^ «^' «1'^«-^ '^^ votes, and the 
 col'cei ltd in no tfl ^ f iff''' inspection and office copies of such lists to a 1 p uties 
 
 nf .,w ° '? """"' l'«i'«"'. liilumls to give oviileiico to Drovo tliat tlie election 
 
 Sre^n y K:;-e ^ fh ^^'"^"f^^'^* «( ^^ °^i-ti- *« tlJe election not sin^^S in t i 
 
 ments of Hie- ist > . i ^""/^V?!' ^'^•'^"'l«^^ '^* chambers, upon such terms as to amend- 
 
 9 Witli lie n ; i'r, ^ ?';i;"'"^ "^ he inquiry, and payment of the costs, as may be or.lered. 
 
 h. fl. P^'^ tion p.; itioners shall leave at the office of the Registrar a writin-' si.nipd 
 
 ati itTin Hie's""'"" ''n'^'^'v ^^ *^ "'^"^'^ °^ «"'"« person en tl^ Tife^e^sa^^ 
 tliev STf ,! t .^''P'?'"" ^''"'^ ^vliom they authorize to act'as their a^ent, or stat n.: Ilmt 
 
 Mil... tn,ai th, I u,t O.hcd, at which notices addressed to th.Mn maybe h:,ft; and if no 
 
 s K'h writing ijc left or idd 
 
 notices and proceodinirs iniv 1 
 
 ress given, tlieii notice of obj..ction to the reclxniisai 
 lings iniv be L'iven bv sti.-l.-ii.,,- im f1w> o...»,."*- ii.. 
 
 iccss, am 
 
 lall 
 
 given by sticking up the same at the Registrar's 
 
 other 
 office 
 
 J^J:^^i^\^':'l^^"f^^ 1h3 is elected send 
 
 r,;e^'son' n/if I 1 ; •' H'g.strar a writing. sigiuMl by him or on his behalf, appointing 
 
 Si^rJ^ o '^^,':: Vm ''' "' =7;'«orney in the Supreme C'.nirt, to act as his agJn\ in ^ 
 
 eUher c e i , n ' l' ""^^ ■'" n' "'" '^\^'"- ^'"^^ '''' "^^^'"'^^ *" '^«t f'"' l'i>««<^lf. ="^1 in 
 be left ^r in "f ''" •/■""' '/" "^ ^T'''' *''^" ^'^^^ ^'«^'« '"^t which notices may 
 
 notices .Ml , • "^ *'"''' '^r'ti"f.' iHnng left in a M-eek after service of th.M.etition 
 
 tti:^JT:^:t^ "'" '" «^""' '^^^^ ^•'^■'■"•^ -^I-tively by sticking up HiJilmHt 
 
 cuesses and tiie names ot agents given under either of the preceding rules, which book 
 
 sUiiil be open to inspection ])y .-uiy person d 
 
 iiring (>!H<-e hours. 
 
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 tor M-]iirh sffur tv is v,>nniiv(l l.v fli,. «•.;,! \..t .. i a: '-"^'lo* . c'i*'it'<»i. tor the purposes 
 
 MMV 1... .■<,i.v,.i,i,.„t. "^ ' ' -' •'"' "'" «"'-''ti'>s. <n- sepunit,> rc.'o-niz.'Uices by one ii- more fis 
 
 .■l.un,.ls. la,,,l UU.1 t,.n..„u.„ts, to th. „s.. of ,„„■ " i S .v.,vi.„ iv 1 1 O^ ;';";, ;'U"!'"ry' '•'"•'"^"^"] ««"J« and 
 llir coiulitioii of tills ivco.'iiiyiiicc is Hiif if fl, -,, i„ ,* .i ' ,,■, I' '"' "" '"* "'"1 successors. 
 
 to lie void, "otherwise to staml in fiili' force" 
 ■''^''<' ■' -,1 aeknou,e,l.ea .,, tlu. al.>ve-ua,nea [uu.ne of sureties] oSle' ,l,.y of ^"'"T"' "'.iS^'nJe, 
 
 A Tiistico of the Peace [or ns the case may be.] 
 
 l.,-?ni(';lr'n!r,',"H,'"''''''" .'"•,.';<""'«"'»'"«•« »l>nll l>o loft ivltlio Registrar's offlco, by'oron 
 
 -1- rii«' tunc for o-iving notice of diiv objection to a recognizance shall he wifli,-,i fl^^ 
 txclusne ot the .Lty of service, or stu-h fnrthor time as shall be specially ordered by t£ 
 
 fhetn'.H; "^•J''*-'*""' ^^* ;li^' '>^';o^'iii/ance must state the f,'round or grounds thereof as that 
 
 1 e .sureties, or any and which of them, are instiflicient. or tlmt a s.irefv is dead or tha £ 
 
 Ksamor ^'^"''^^' "^' ^^-* '^ person named in the recognizance lias not\l3ySrlS|^ 
 
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 23. Any objection iniulo to tlw security shall bo heard und (Unuded by th J UeKistrur , snu- 
 ject to appeal v -"thin live days or at the expiration of sueh further tune so ^iKU-uilly allowed 
 as., aforesaid, to a Judf,'e upon summons taken out by either party to decian^ the security 
 sufficient or insufficient. . . . 
 
 24. audi hearing and decision may be either upon affidavit or personal examination ol 
 witnesses, or both, as the llegistrar, or Judge may thinli tit. 
 
 25. If by order made upon such summons tht^ .-iiuMirity b.* declared siilhcieiit, its suttici- 
 ency shall be deem"d to be established within tlie meaning of the Act, and the i)etition shall 
 
 be at issue. i i n •». i i 
 
 20, If by order made upon such summons an objection \w allowed and tiic security l)(^ de- 
 clared insufficient, tht; llegistrar or Judgt* sliall in such order state what amount he deems 
 requisite to make the security sufficient, and the further prescrilxnl tiimi to remove; the oO- 
 jection oy deposit shall be within tive <lavs from tht; date of the order, not including tie 
 day of the date, r.r such further tiiiie as sliall Ix; si)i>cially ordered, and such deposit slinll he 
 made in the mannei already prescribed. . . , n i 
 
 27. The costs of hearing and deciding the obj.'ctions made to the security given shall be 
 paid as ordered by the Registrar or Judge, and in default of such order shall torni part ot 
 
 the general costs of the petition. i .■ • ik • t 
 
 28. The costs of lusaring and deciding an objection upon the ground ot msuthciency ot a 
 surety or sureties, shall be p lid by the petitioiuu', and a clause to that etl(>ct shall be insert- 
 ed in" the order declaring its sufficiency or insufficiency, unless at the time ot U>aying the re- 
 cognizance with the Kegistrar there be nlso left with tin! llegistrar au alhd'ivit of the suttici- 
 ency of tlie suretv or sureties sw(n-ii by each surety before a justice of the peace, which 
 affidavit any justice of the peace is hereby authorized to take, or before some pers(ni author- 
 ized to take alHdavits in the Supreim; Court, that he is seised or possessed of real or person- 
 al estate, or both, above what will satisfy his debts, of the c-lear value ot the sum ten- which 
 lie is bound by his recognizance, which affidavit may be as follows:— 
 
 III the Supivnio Court. , . ... ,, . tm *; ., n 
 
 Victoria Mnnicinal CoriKU-ation Onliiiaiic... 18(17, [or other tlu' .\ct rcKulatin- Munuipa. Llrrtioi s]. 
 I. A. IJ., ot[nsiu ro.M,'iiiz;m,:cOm:Uvr oath ami siy that I am auirtu.l or posscsscl of r.al [or pcrsonalj ostntf 
 
 above what will satisfy iiiv ilihts, of the clear value of it* 
 
 Sworn, &e. 
 
 29. The order of the llegistrar for pavmeiit of costs shall have the same force as au order 
 made bv a Judi-v, and mav be made a rule of thi' Supreme Court and enfcnred in like manner 
 as a Judge's order. The general costs of the Petition shall be the costs ])ayal)le in a cas(; 
 at ni.si pri^s or as near thereto as the Registrar or an appeal ])y summons, the Judge 
 
 in his discretion shall pi escribe. 
 
 30. The time <.r the trial of each municipal election petition shall be tixed l)y tlie Jutlge 
 or any one of them, who sliall siguifv the same to the Uegistr.ir and notice thereof shall be 
 given in writing by the Registrar bv sticking notice u]) in his office, sending one copy by 
 post to t\w address given bv the petitioner, another to the addrisss given by the respondent, 
 if any, aild a copy by the post to the to.vn clerk of the municipality to which the petition re- 
 lates", with or without au advertisement in some hJeal newspaper or by advertisement alone at 
 discretion of the Judge, a reasonable time befoi" the day ai)pointed for the trial. 
 
 31. The sticking u]) of the notice of trial at the ottiee of the Registrar or the publication 
 by order in a uewsi)apor, shall be deemed and takcm to be notice iii the prescribed manner 
 within the meaning of the ordinauce, and such uoticte shall not be vitiated by any miscar- 
 riage of or relating to the copy or copiers th<>reof to be scmt as already directed. 
 
 32. The notice of trial may be in the following form: — 
 
 Victoria Municipal Corporation Ordinance. 18C7, [or other Act rcKulatiut,' Election Petitions]. 
 Elortiou petition of 
 
 Municipality of ^, , , , „^ „„ ., 
 
 'lake notice' that the above petition [or petitions] will he tried at on the day of and on such 
 
 other subsequent days as may be needful. 
 
 Dateil the dav of „■■,,-, 
 
 Signed by order, 
 
 A. B., 
 
 Registrar or Deputy Registrar. 
 
 .3:1. \ .ind.-e mav fr.>M) time to time, bv order made upon the applicatlou of a party to the petition, or by notice in 
 such form us^the -Judgi' may direct, to be sent to the clerk of the Municipuhty, pjslpone Ike begmnmg ol tho tnal 
 to such day he may name. 
 
,^ arrived at the 
 ipBo facto stand 
 
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 tif aj^lt*^^^^^^^^ i« to take p„ce not having 
 
 adjourned to the ens«i„K day, at 11 of the o'ocTanrSao from "'™?''-f «»«"* of the trial shall T] 
 
 35 No formal adjournmont of tho Court for tl. , flini „7 f-""! dav to day. ' 
 
 3^ r.. .,,1. „, .,„ c„„, ,.,„ ,„, .,. „,„, „, . ,.„„,^,_., ,,^^„__^ .__ 
 
 'Supremo Court of Hriti«h Cohimbia. " 
 and .t shall be HufH.ient so to entitle all proceedings in that Court 
 
 4.^ or 1. r of the Court to .ompe. the attendance of . ....son as a witness may be in the following forn>- 
 
 T„\^:'ir[, ;:.W,,;,Vo nerS"' 'V^t '""l "^ ^^""'"P^' J-^'-""" P"«"'>n Lbriefly describe! the 
 
 I-*"-. -'1 to attend the said (..urt, until ;-..ur:x:rn:;;]n'sh;dl Ce Sn'com^S '" ''""""^' °' ^'^'^ «^^ 
 it T., n . .: , . ^" ^'•' J^^KiHtrar or Judge. 
 
 AtaHittingofth...Snprrni,. Court holden on at f„, m » • , , "hiouowb. 
 
 Minnicipabty of |„,f„re .\. IJ ,. .j,,,],,,, „/ „,• -,,",,. '^"^ J'"' *"'>! of a municipal election petition for tho 
 
 ""wi„s,!'T,"',"'',','- ■*'■' r ■'»'"Vitai.°,"i":',.;r,;.j.''''"'""' "■ "■" ™°"" «"»-*»■ c.,£mr fct 
 
 -t.. ...s cMody. and that he shal. t.e detained in the lii.r^aS^pVrTi^L.^Jarli^rl^^lenr^'^ ''"' ""^'^ ^- ^- 
 
 Signed the day of ^- ^- 
 
 , shall 
 
 fhem. 
 
 over th.> procuH,!li,.l; n ler U.o Vic oHa Mnn ±t'p ^'^" ^^"" '^^ *^^^ «'^°^« '^'^"t^'^l 
 other tho iLv whid, shall foitie^^^ Corporation Ordinance, 1867, [or 
 
 Judge at Chambers in t o ir L V moceS SI n^^ "'f ^^''^^ «^ P^^^t^^^^] ^^ a 
 
 wise subject to such cond t^bns as ? !f?';'"f''x .«^»^«« ^^st shown and as to costs and other- 
 
 plicatioti fcH' leave to wiZr^^^^^ i^^^- Notice of an ap- 
 
 their agent. ^viuuiiaw apetition shall be in writing and signed by the petitioners or 
 
 ^n^^S'^'"'''''^^^ [;;;^^ the law regulating Municipal Election Petitions.] 
 
 ^S^^^^^T^-^ Mlowin^-^d Chere state the ground, and 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 4.. The notice of application for leave to withdraw shall be left at the Registrar's office. 
 
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 ^i^'^&S'^::ln:^l^^ ^''''T' *« T^'^ f- '--o to withdraw 
 
 ciimlity, .Hi shall be^W nvftl pu^^^^^^^^^^ ^'V**' "'« ^^^'^'k "f tlio mmu- 
 
 lating in tho place. l>ubli8liocl by tlio petitioner in at least one newspaper oircu- 
 
 The foll.nm„ nmy bo the form of hiu-I, noti,.,., or to th. liko ..froot^ 
 
 lu a.„^uS.^:;^i; K'^''-"-^ -^. C ' ^.M;;!,. r .,„.in. Municipa, Election Petitions , 
 
 Not,,.... ,s h..n.hy Kiv,.n, tlmt tho above .T' .„,.r l.,.s on tC '""■ '""', '•"^'.""-'""t- ■■ 
 
 offlcc „otu.o of „u uppl ..ation to withdraw th. p.t i,.,, of whirh notion »1, . ^f " • • ''^''"""' "' "'" K'>Bi«trar'8 
 
 such notice is publi-sijod by the rXrai / fH ,• ?^ "'r'"'' ""'' '^^. '^''' " ''^' "'•'^^'•'^'•^ '^ftor 
 bis belmlf, to thn lio^'istmi^ f his tl^^ "• ^''''^''r' ^'«'»"^ ''^- •'*'" "" 
 
 petitioner, but the want of sue not ce s 11 no' ' 1 :f .'^ *'" '"'"■' , ' ^•^. ''^ «"'>--titutc.l for the 
 the hearing. " "'''^ ^'*''" ""* '^^'^^''^t •'*"''b nppl.cition, if in fact made at 
 
 8 wli l» give,, t„ „„i ,,o,»„„', ,": ; ; i' ', * ' '""';;';',' l''»'»; -l 'M f..r lI.o hc.a.'i,,^ 
 
 plica ■„„ to will„l,.a>v a' potill,,,, „ „] the SI , it i,, ll, T " r"";:'' "'' " '",""■" "' '"' "l- 
 Uo :rt «.■ a J,„ls,, at ch,.lal„;rs, ,y „,otio„ ,, , , '^ a,.,,!,,.,!,,.. ,„,.j I,.. ,„,.,I„ to tl„> 
 
 P't,t,o„i.r, shall bo o„i. <-ai,„„iar „o»tl ,, , sn " .•■l'»>'>b.u», to b, s„bs,it,ito,l as a 
 
 spocal ci.c,.,^,„„..,. t,,,. C,.,„.t o,- a'y;;,,; aTd . ^ , ' ;;^ ilf,,,;;.""" '™-''-«".' of .>"V 
 
 !-;p .li.y bv c „„i„g .„e|, ....tioJlV, lop ,u:'ri'"Sf '"',:'"'''■'' "' "'" '"f "' ""•■ '"°"i- 
 it ai,y, a„,l bv oavii,.- , ctoi>v of si„-li „„i , .'"''^V'"" iionsi.apor c-,iv„lat„iK thoroiu, 
 
 po'L ti,?;„uS;a;;V'o b;l'!:i,:?;\:;i'j;";[:»«^ ■""«-' «»' i- .'oe» „ot i,„e„,, .„ op. 
 s;^.aeop,tho.on,tho;-tt;u;L;t;i!rr-.^ll:;--i,s^raSt;s 
 
 .ud!„SSotgit,''!:i''E,;Lt;f ;;;,',':t;r .;3""'r,'"' ■:!•"" '"•,»■■'"■" '"- "»>■» ""-r 
 
 ehambors miiy allow. "Hi'i-toil, o, si.eli otl,„r hint- as tho Court or Judge at 
 
 whlci,Sfrsl:a,.':";:?.r;,;,^^*LS^w£„ ?'''■■'/'''■ -t "' °'""' ■"■•T-'Iko'^ order bv 
 upou Iho rule of Coult-ordo,-ing tho,u to ll„aid or 7^ '>« ■"'""red by oxocutiou issuoa 
 by making „,ob order a rule of 0™ ,1^01';^,^''^"'°,'!^ "!° <"■'" "' " •'"''B". ">e" 
 
 order of the c/ourt or a .Tu.tg^'l'itL'ruX'rilr/^iil-f 'L'tlT'oT'c^Lf"'' -"""^ "^ 
 ^5}£t'7if«*'^^'i»'"S;itS.^^^^ ...l»M«.~.li„». ..„ „A«. tor.., 
 
 not,ces and prooeediug, upS^r^^J 'XTCtS^? f'L'r^^l ^^^^^ 
 
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 otW Ss'S*!ffi,T'^.;!'u:i't;;;.'''"'';'^^' i^"^i--*-" «-linance, 1807 or any 
 aofoatod by any f,,rmHl ..hjfi'tion '^ ''^"•'''*" '^""'"'f"^' ^^'^'^^'on Potitions. slLlb^ 
 
 ma.lo or .lone l>v or l.ofol't , I ,1'' ) ':;!,'; 7, "^ '" "^ "- Itegistrar of the Court, maybe 
 
 '^'s*!;;;'^''''''?":?'''" '" - --•^y «:»;[;;:: ;:;Llr ""' "'^"^ ''^^« -^^ validity, La 
 vr^iiJ^Z:^::;! 'i^i^^t- ;!;!;:;;^/;!|;L!rl;;L.T'ft'^' "l^"^^*7 ^^*^*--. -^^ the 
 
 oases, m an, boforo the SuVn^n.^cv,;,; :;';;; "j' ■ '"".lo ancl done as in ordinary 
 
 60. In ad.lition to thi) or.lin.irv ino,l, J ;>f * i^' • /'""'^''■^ tl'^'reof. -^ 
 
 (^onunissiondobenonssocnltll-^r ;:, ;t^^ -idonce nnw be taken by 
 
 hereafter be p,j^scd for^l^ r:^J::iiZ^'Ct:^;t>^^^ 'li"^ ^'^^ ^'"^h sha!! 
 
 bo v.did and of full authoritv' until the f rtl e^ Lr /i " P^^'"':*'"" ^"t^«"«' ^^^^ «J»^" 
 fnrther Order, Ilnl(.s or Ke-nilutions shill n, f 1. Iv ' ! ^ ""'"*' "'"^ «" ^^r «9 any such 
 
 or any of then.. '^ "''*'" ""^ ''^ve repealed, varied or amended the same 
 
 HENRY P. PELLEW CBEASE, J. 
 
 Supreme Court, 10th March, 1875. '^^"^ HAMILTON GRAY, J.