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Show JUDGE MARIONEAUX . INSTITUTES SUIT Mandamus proceedings to compel the State Board of Examiners of Claims to allow his claim of 1416 for mileage while District court Judge will be commenced in the Supreme court shortly by former Judge Thomas Marloneaux. The attorney attor-ney filed his claim with the Secretary of State and the same was rejected yesterday yes-terday by the Board of Examiners. Judge Marloneaux contends that in 1903 the Legislature increased the salary' sal-ary' of District Judges and added a clause discontinuing the milage rate allowed. al-lowed. The statute, the attorney continues, con-tinues, is inadequate to repeal the former for-mer law granting mileage to District Judges. Should the court decide in favor of Judge Marloneaux, it means that every District Judge since 1903 is entitled to mileage. |