Board of Education v. Civil Service Commission

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Black, J.

The question involved in this case is whether Cephas L. Shirley, who was appointed business manager of the board of education of Newark, dating from July 1st, 1919, under the School law, is or is not within the provisions of the Civil Service law? Pamph. L. 1908, p. 241; Pamph. L. 1914, p. 82; Pamph. L. 1918, p. 244. He was appointed business manager under the act of 1903. Pamph. L. 1904, p. 5, ¶¶ 50, 70-72; 4 Comp. Stat., p. 4741. The question depends upon whether he is the head of a department, within the meaning of the statute. The head of…