21-28-2. Persons entitled to bring action--Grounds for action.

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An action may be brought by any state's attorney in the name of the state, upon his own information or upon the complaint of a private party, or an action may be brought by any person who has a special interest in the action, on leave granted by the circuit court or judge thereof, against the party offending in the following cases:

(1)When any person shall usurp, intrude into, or unlawfully hold or exercise any public office, civil or military, or any franchise within this state, or any office in a corporation created by the authority of this state;

(2)When any public officer, civil or military, shall have done or suffered an act which, by the provisions of law, shall make a forfeiture of his office;

(3)When any association or number of persons shall act within this state as a corporation, without being duly incorporated.