Sagarese v. Holland

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Campbell, Ci-iancelloe.

Eelator-appellant having at the general election, November 4th, 1930, been elected a justice of the peace, in the first ward of Morristown, in the county of Morris, appeared before the Common Pleas judge and county clerk of Morris county on April 17th, 1931, tendering one or more bonds but refusing to swear to a statement as required by Pamph. L. 1931, ch. 131, providing, so far as here pertinent: “No person heretofore or hereafter so notified, shall qualify if he has been convicted of a misdemeanor or higher crime.”

Upon…