Matter of Hirschfield v. . Hanley
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered October 17, 1919, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying a motion for a warrant of arrest and commitment of Stephen J. Hanley. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The courts below have erred in respect to the meaning and intent of section 119, Greater New York charter.
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Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered October 17, 1919, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying a motion for a warrant of arrest and commitment of Stephen J. Hanley. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The courts below have erred in respect to the meaning and intent of section 119, Greater New York charter. The provisions of that section empower the commissioner of accounts to examine persons other than municipal officers or employees. (Matter of Hertle, 120 App. Div. 717; 190…
1Opinion of the CourtCollin, J.
At the time involved in this proceeding David Hirshfield was the commissioner of accounts in the city of New York. The section of the charter of the city • (L. 1901, ch. 466, amd. L. 1916, ch. 517), which authorized his appointment defined his duties and powers as follows: “ It shall be the duty of the commissioner of accounts, once in three "months, to make an examination of the receipts and disbursements in the offices of the comptroller and chamberlain, in connection with those of all the departments and officers making returns thereto, and report to the mayor a detailed and classified…
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