24 S.D. 298 | S.D. | 1909
In 1904 the village of Vilas, in Miner county, attempted to be incorporated ais a -town under the general law of this state, and made certain surveys, and caused certain other procedure to be taken before the board of county commissioners
Under the provisions of chapter 6, p. 6, Sess.- Laws 1907, it is evident that, before a court would be authorized to declare that any particular town became' a lawful municipal corporation by operation of said statute, some showing by way of evidence must be made clearly indicating that such town was within the purview of that curative statute. What showing was made on the motion to vacate the judgment in the circuit court does not appear. Without such showing the court would be justified in refusing to act. With such a showing it would then be a matter subject to judicial determination as to the sufficiency of the showing and which could not be corrected or controlled b writ of
The motion to quash the order to show cause is granted, and the writ of mandamus denied.