Fagen v. Mayor of Hoboken

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Bergen, J.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Supreme Court dismissing a writ of certiorari allowed 1» review certain resolutions passed by the common council of the city of Hoboken authorizing payment to. the Ivins Printing .and Publishing Company, for the publication of certain municipal advertisements. The question involves the construction of a statute, entitled “An act in relation to city printing *298and official advertisements in cities of the second class of this state,” which provides: “That it shall be lawful for the common council, board…