State v. Board of Police Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Scudder, J.

The prosecutor in each of these cases was appointed patrolman in the police force of the city of Newark *176prior to February, 1885, when the whole force was re-organized. They were detailed to act as detective officers before the re-organization, and have continued to act as such since. When the commissioners took control of the police department, February 4th, 1886, these prosecutors were still acting as detectives, and continued so to act until April 17th, 1886, Avhen other detective officers were appointed by the commissioners, and these…