People ex rel. Strahan v. Feitner

The relator, on September 1, 1876, was appointed a deputy tax commissioner of the former city of Hew York, and upon the creation of the present city of Hew York, continued to hold the same position. From the time of his appointment, until June 15, 1898, all the deputy tax commissioners were in the same grade or class, and received an uniform salary of $2,700. The position has for a long time been included in the classified service as a position to be filled only after an open competitive examination, and was so classified in the rules adopted by the municipal civil service commission, and…