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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09769.01 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Printed document Date: 2 February 1872 Pagination: 1 p. ; 28.3 x 18 cm. Order a Copy

One printed document dated February 2, 1872. The document is an act in relation to proceedings surrounding writs of quo warranto. It outlines the procedures and rules concerning writs.

Quo warranto is a special form of legal action used to resolve a dispute over whether a specific person has the legal right to hold the public office that he or she occupies.

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