In re Cleveland
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Under the supplement to an act entitled “An act concerning the government of cities of this state,” approved April 6th, 1889, which supplement was approved April 19th, 1889, it was enacted that whenever there shall be instituted or commenced any action or proceeding, at law or otherwise, to try or determine or affect the title to office, or the powers, privileges or rights of any person appointed under the provisions of the act of April 6th, 1889, that the chief justice of…
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Under the supplement to an act entitled “An act concerning the government of cities of this state,” approved April 6th, 1889, which supplement was approved April 19th, 1889, it was enacted that whenever there shall be instituted or commenced any action or proceeding, at law or otherwise, to try or determine or affect the title to office, or the powers, privileges or rights of any person appointed under the provisions of the act of April 6th, 1889, that the chief justice of the Supreme Court should, upon application being made to him for that purpose by any mayor, appoint a special term of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Chief Justice.
By an act of last winter the legislature offered for acceptance to the several cities of the state certain modifications of their respective charters, the most important of which was an authority given to the mayors to fill, by their appointments, all the principal municipal offices.
This law, before going any where into effect, was to be accepted by the popular vote, and it appears that it has been so accepted in Jersey City, and that the mayor of that place has appointed certain persons municipal officers.
By a supplement to this act it was provided that “ whenever…
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