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Writ of Mandamus to the Governor, Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor, and Treasurer of the State of Nevada calling for the reapportionment of the Board of Regents.
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jhp000233. Flora Dungan Papers, 1929-1974. MS-00193. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1m32qw50
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1C 11 12 13 14 u 14 >; ? v a 2 2 Z ? 2 a ? ?a a u 82 rrr iN? HM o CASE NO. IV- THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA * ? ? ? * FLORA DUNCAN, ) P e t i t i o n e r , ) * s . v , ) A CRANT SAWYER, G o v e rn o r o f ^ h e S t a t e ) o f N e v a d a ; JOHN KOONTZ, S e c r e t a r y o f t h e S t a t e o f N e v a d a ; PAUL LAXALT, ) l i e u t e n a n t G o v e rn o r o f t h e S t a t e o f N e v a d a ; MICHAEL MTRABELLI, T r e a s u r e r ) o f t h e S t a t e o f N e v a d a ; MEMBERS O f AND THE LEGISLATURE 0 ? THE STATE OP ) NEVADA; an d JOHN DOSS I t h r o u g h XX, R e s p o n d e n t? . ALTERNATIVE WRIT OF MANDAMUS THE STATE OP NEVADA SENDS GREETINGS TO: GRANT SAWYER, G o v e rn o r o f t h e S t a t e o f N e v a d a ; JOHN KOCHTZ, S e c r e t a r y o f t h e S t a t e o f N e v a d a ; PAUL LAXALT, L i e u t e n a n t G o v e rn o r o f t h e S t a t e o f N e v a d a ; MICHAEL ?KIRABELLI, T r e a s u r e r o f t h e S t a t e o f N e v a d a ; an d MEMBERS OF AND THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA. WHEREAS, i t m a n i f e s t l y a p p e a r s t o u s b y t h e v e r i f i e d P e t i t i o n o f FLORA DUNCAN t h a t t h e B o a rd o f R e g e n ts o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f N ev ad a l a n o t p r o p e r l y a p p o r t i o n e d a c c o r d i n g t o p o p u l a t i o n a n d t h a t t h e p r e s e n t m e th o d o f e l e c t i n g s a i d B o ard o f R e g e n t? i s i n v i o l a t i o n o f t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n a l r i g h t s o f t h e P e t i t i o n e r p u r s u a n t t o t h e F o u r t e e n t h Am endm ent o f t h e U n ite d S t a t e s C o n s t i t u t i o n , a n d t h a t t h e r e i s n o t a p l a i n , s p e e d y a n d a d e q u a t e r e a e d y i n t h e o r d i n a r y c o u r s e o f la w ; a n d WHEREAS, b y a n o r d e r o f t h i ? C o u r t d u l y g i v e n a n d m ade i n t h e a b o v e - e n t i t l e d a c t i o n on t h e ______d a y o f J u l y , 1 9 6 6 , i t 0 X 2 3 4 5 6 7 ? 9 10 11 12 13 14 19 16 17 I t I t 20 21 22 23 24 ? 24 27 31 32 ?oro ? iM A w rr A V rvm m v* At kM * LA* V i m , ??vtt't w as o r d e r e d t h a t a W rit o f M andamus s h o u ld i s s u e t o y o u , THEREFORE, we do conm and y o u t h a t , im m e d i a t e l y a f t e r t h e r e c e i p t o f t h i s W r i t , y o u c a l l a s p e c i a l s e s s i o n o f t h e N evada S t a t e L e g i s l a t u r e t o p r o p e r l y a p p o r t i o n t h e B o a rd o f R e g e n ts o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f N e v a d a , o r t h a t y ou show c a u s e b e f o r e t h i s C o u rt a t t h e C o u rtro o m t h e r e o f a t C a rs o n C i t y , N e v a d a , o r . ______ __________, t h e ________ d a y o f _______________ , 1 9 6 6 , a t 1 0 :0 0 A.M. o 'c l o c k , why yo u h a v e n o t d o n e s o . WITNESS t h e S u p rem e C o u r t , a t t e s t e d b y o u r h a n d s a n d s e a l o f s a i d C o u r t t h i s _______ d a y o f _______________ 1 9 6 6 . \ ; chief justice JCW , A sso c l a t e Tus fc tc e PATfff "ZEHPIT/ l a s t r i c i Judge - 2 -