Walker v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of Essex County
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On certiorari. Two writs of certiorari removing resolutions of the Essex county board of freeholders, removing prosecutors from their employment.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Minturn, J.
The legislature in 1902 passed an act enabling counties upon accepting it by a referendum vote to reorganize their boards of freeholders. This act, commonly known as the “Strong Act” (Pamph. L. 1902, p. 65), was amended at various intervals, and finally amended in 1909, when Essex county, upon a referendum vote, taken on November ?'th, 1910, accepted it, and it thereby became operative in that county on January 1st, 1912.
The title of the original act was enlarged in 1909 so as to enable the board of freeholders to make appointments and to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Oates v. National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- In re ClevelandSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1889
- Farrell v. StateSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1892
- Hotel Registry Realty Corp. v. StaffordSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1904
- Hershenstein v. HahnSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1908
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- Wildwood v. NeimanNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1957