Legal Opinion
Smith v. Director of the Department of Public Safety
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 28, 1935PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.
The charter adopted by the voters of the city of Lawrence is found in St. 1911, c. 621, Part II. Sections 4 and 6 provide for a mayor and four aldermen. Sec*308tians 40 and 41 declare that one of the aldermen shall be director of the department of public safety, and as such shall be in charge of the police and fire departments. Section 43 gives him "the power to appoint, suspend or remove . . . any officer” in his department.
Lawrence has both a reserve police force and a reserve force of firemen, in addition to the regular force in each department. G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 147, §§ 11, 12, 13; c. 48,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Bois v. Mayor of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Dunn v. Commissioner of Civil ServiceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Skold v. Chief of the Fire DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
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3Cited by4 opinions
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