Legal Opinion
Baker v. Police Commissioners
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 1886PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Mandamus. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Campbell, O. J.
Delator was nominated by the mayor of Port Huron as police commissioner to the common council, and rejected. Subsequently the council, at a meeting held by 11 members out of 12, voted upon his nomination again, and he obtained six votes, five votes being cast against him. This result was entered on the council journal as a rejection. At the next meeting of the council this minute was approved: by a full board.
Delator then applied to be received by the police commisr sioners; and they, treating the action of the council, as that body seems to have treated it, as a rejection,…
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