Stiles v. City of Lambertville

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dixon, J.

In pursuance of “An act to establish an excise department in cities of this state,” approved April 8th, 1902 (Pamph. L., p. 628), an ordinance for that purpose was adopted' in the city of Lambertville on March 14-th, 1903, and under it a board of excise commissioners was duly organized. The fourth section of the ordinance provides *91that “in case of the * * * resignation * * * of any member of said board * * * the common council shall appoint another person in his stead.” At a regular meeting of the council, held on August 7th, 1905, a member of…