Mayor of Hoboken v. O'Neill

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fort, J.

This wrii brings-up an order of a justice of the Supreme Court directing a summary investigation into the affairs of the city of Hoboken, pursuant to statute1.

The act under which the order in this case is made is entitled “An act to provide for the summary investigation of county and municipal expenditures,” and was approved February 18th. 1.879, and a supplement thereto, amending the first section thereof, which was approved March 23d, 1898. Gen. Stat., p. 2238; Pamph. L. 1898, p. 155.

This act provides that it shall be the duty of any justice…