State ex rel. Trustees of the Free Public Library v. Board of Finance
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On rule to show cause why mandamus should not issue requiring the board of finance of Jersey City tc> forthwith appropriate, raise and pay to relators $25,533.15. The rule was allowed February 15th, 1890.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Magie, J.
By the statement of facts agreed on by counsel, and on which the rule was brought to hearing, it appears that the provisions of the “Act to authorize the establishment of free public libraries in the cities of this state,” passed April 1st, 1884 (Pamph. L., p. 110), as modified by a supplement approved April 2d, 1888 (Pamph. L., p. 378), and a further supplement approved March 19th, 1889 (Pamph. L., p. 75), *63have been adopted by the votes of a large majority of the electors of Jersey City voting at an election held April 9th, 1889.
Relators…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Brown v. Assessors of TaxesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1889
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