Board of Street Commissioners v. Williams
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County (Stake J.) Whether or not a police officer is inefficient is certainly a matter of judgment or opinion.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County (Stake J.) Whether or not a police officer is inefficient is certainly a matter of judgment or opinion. State v. Board, etc., 26 Ohio State Rep. 24; Tramor v. Board, etc., 89 Mich. 162; 15 L. R. A. 95 — 101. The commissioners who come in contact with the policemen, and have them under their control and observation are undoubtedly the best persons to be the. j udges of this, and in determining it certainly exercise a discretion. The Legislature obviously intended to leave to the commissioners this freedom, and not to fetter them. It…
1Opinion of the CourtMcSherry, C. J.
By the Act of 1898, ch. 192, relating to Hagerstown it is among other things provided that the Board of Street Commissioners “shall appoint regular policemen, not exceeding ten, to serve under such regulations and for such compensation as they (the Street Commissioners) may direct, such compensation not, however, to exceed forty dollars per month, and said policemen shall be subject to removal for cause.” Sec. 192 was amended in 1900, by ch. 391, of the Acts of that session, but not in such a way as to affect the question involved in this controversy. In February, 1900, and therefdre whilst…
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