...County Commissioners. TN this case a rule was granted upon the commissioners -1 of Philadelphia county, to shew cause why a mandamus should not issue, commanding them to draw an order on the county treasurer, for 66 dollars 1 7 cents, the amount of John Poor's bill for...

...and Duncan contra. TILGHMAN CJ A rule having been granted on the commissioners of Lancaster county, to shew cause why a mandamus should not issue, commanding them to draw an order on the treasurer of the said county, in favour of Abraham Witmer, for 58,444 dollars...

...upon, by a rule of the court of King's Bench, made on the motion of his Majesty's solicitorgeneral, to shew cause why a mandamus should not issue, commanding them to dispatch and send ont the orders and instructions in question. The rule for a mandamus was opposed...

...the notice as above. Upon these facts a rule was granted in the last term, calling on the defendants to shew cause why a mandamus should not issue, commanding them to receive and hear the appeal ; which was now opposed by J. Heywood, on the ground that the statute hcd...

...Rexv.theJustices of Worcestershire, KB Michaclmasterm, 1816, MS. This was a rule calling on the defendants to shew cause why a mandamus should not issue, commanding them to cause continuances to be entered to the then next general quarter sessions, on the appeal of some of...

...application to this Court. He had obtained a rule calling on the president and fellows of the college to shew cause why a mandamus should not issue " commanding them to admit him to examination for admission into the class or order of candidates for election into the...

...appeal was dismissed. In Easter Terra Mr. Tucker obtained a rule calling upon the Somersetshire Justices to shew cause why a mandamus should not issue commanding them to hear the appeal, upon notice of that rule to be given to the said Justices or some of them. On the...

...Justice Colcock sitting,) on a rule upon the Commissioners taken out at the November term preceding, to shew cause why a mandamus should not issue, commanding them to restore a certain road near Beaufort and keep the same in repair. It appeared that the road leading...

...churchwardens were appointed. A rule had heen ohtained, calling upon the Justices for the county of Lancaster to shew cause why a mandamus should not issue, commanding them to receive, hear, proceed upon, and determine the complaint of Ahraham Briarley, one of the churchwardens...

...more than four months before the sessions. A rule was afterwards obtained, calling on the justices to shew cause why a mandamus should not issue, commanding them to enter continuances and hear the appeal. — Lord TENTERDEN CJ I think the sessions ought to have heard...