State v. Mayor of Bayonne
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On certiorari. This writ brings up an ordinance to authorize the Bayonne City Electric Light and Power Company to erect poles and wires in the streets, avenues and public places of the city of Bayonne, for the purpose of conveying and distributing electricity for lighting, heating and power purposes.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Reed, J.
Two taxpayers and a competing light furnishing company prosecute this writ to test the legality of the ordinance brought up.
The first reason assigned for its invalidity is that the mayor, by reason of improper influences, permitted the ordinance to become a municipal law.
Under the charter of Bayonne an ordinance having been passed by the common council can become a law by the approval of the mayor or upon his failure to veto the same within a certain period. The mayor did not approve the present ordinance, but permitted it to become a law by…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Pacific Railroad v. LeavenworthU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Kansas · 1871
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