Murphy v. City of Bayonne

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Donges, J.

This writ of certiorari was allowed to review a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Bayonne transferring from the Department of Public Affairs to the Department of Public Safety control and supervision over the city clerk, the city clerk’s office and the law department of the city. Prosecutor was a member of the Board of Commissioners and Director of the Department of Public Affairs.

The principles of law governing the power of the governing body and the function of the court in reviewing the action of the governing body…