People ex rel. Lardner v. Carson
New York Circuit Court
Action by the people, on the relation of John Lardner, against Samuel A. Carson, to establish relator’s right to the office of superintendent of the poor of Niagara county, and to put him in possession of the office. Complaint dismissed.
1Opinion of the CourtWard, J.
This action was tried by the court, a jury being waived by the parties. The facts are undisputed, and are as follows: On March 11, 1808, Niagara county, in this state, was created; and the legislature, on the 2d day of February, 1824, by chapter 26 of the Laws of that year, erected the town of Lockport, defining its boundaries. On March 26, 1829, the legislature incorporated the village of Lockport (chapter 78, Laws 1829), taking the territory for said village from the heart of the town of Lockport, leaving the residue of the town entirely surrounding the village, and creating it “a body…
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