State v. Mayor of Hoboken

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Reed, J.

The certiorari in this case brings up an ordinance passed by the mayor and council of the city of Hobo-ken, entitled “An ordinance providing for the creation of another ward in the city of Hoboken, to be known as the Fifth ward.”

The question presented is, whether this ordinance' received the necessary votes to become a municipal law. Section 29 of the city charter (Pamph. L. 1855, p. 448) provides that the board of councilmen shall consist of the councilmen elected from each ward. At the time of the passage of this ordinance the city of Hoboken…