State v. Mayor of New Brunswick
Supreme Court of New Jersey
This writ of certiorari brings up a resolution of the common council declaring vacant the offices of the chief of police and patrolmen in the city of New Brunswick, and the resolution appointing another chief of police and other policemen in the places declared vacant.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Reed, J.
On the evening of July 6th, 1885, the common council of the city of New Brunswick, by a majority vote,, declared that the offices of chief of police and of patrolmen in the city of New Brunswick were vacant. Afterwards, on the same evening, a new chief of police and new patrolmen were voted for, and upon receiving a majority of votes were declared to be appointed to the places of the officers whose positions had recently been declared vacant.
This writ brings up these resolutions, and they are attacked on the ground that the common council had…
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