Matter of Keymer
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from order of the General- Term -of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, made July 26, 1895, which reversed an order of Special Term directing that a writ of mandamus issue commanding the defendant, the Civil Service Commission of the City of Brooklyn, to afford the relata)?, George Keymer, a non-competitive examination, in conformity with chapter 344, Laws of 1895, for the position of messenger— the compensation of the position being less than four…
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Appeal from order of the General- Term -of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, made July 26, 1895, which reversed an order of Special Term directing that a writ of mandamus issue commanding the defendant, the Civil Service Commission of the City of Brooklyn, to afford the relata)?, George Keymer, a non-competitive examination, in conformity with chapter 344, Laws of 1895, for the position of messenger— the compensation of the position being less than four dollars per day. Further facts are stated in the opinion, When the Constitution was enacted, and when it was adopted by…
1Opinion of the CourtBartlett, J.
The single question presented by this appeal is whether chapter 344, Laws of 1895, is in conflict with article 5, section 9, of the Constitution of 1894.
The relator, an honorably discharged soldier of the late civil war, applied to the defendant on the 17th day of May, 1895, for a non-competitive examination as messenger in the service of the city of Brooklyn, in pursuance of chapter 344, Laws 'of 1895, which went into effect April 18th, 1895.
The application was refused and this proceeding was instituted.
The act of 1895 is amendatory of various acts amending the original act of 1883 (Ch.…
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