People ex rel. Grace v. Police Commissioners
New York Supreme Court
John J. Grace, the relator, applied for a mandamus addressed to the board of police commissioners of the city of Troy, under circumstances stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLearned, J.
This is a motion for a mandamus to compel the defendants to sign drafts for the salary of the relator, and to permit him to discharge his duties as captain of police.'
Grace, the relator, was appointed captain of the police in December, 1870. On June 19, 1871, he was served with a notice to appear before the commissioners on the 21st of that month, to answer charges preferred against him, for disqualification, by reason of being over age. The relator appeared, and such proceedings *182were had that on July 1, 1871, the board removed him, on the ground of his being over forty years of age.
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