Supreme Court of South Carolina September 20, 1877 (State v. Buttz)

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

McIver, A. J.

This was an original proceeding, instituted in this Court by the Attorney General in behalf of the State to oust the defendant from the office of Solicitor of the First Circuit, upon the ground that he had “ vacated, surrendered and forfeited” his said office of Solicitor by accepting the office of Representative in the Congress of the