In re of Bertrend
New York Supreme Court
Application to set aside the return and canvass of the vote of the town on the local option questions voted upon at the last annual town meeting.
1Opinion of the CourtHoughton, J.
The applicants are proprietors of hotels in the villages of Potsdam and Norwood, situated in the town of Potsdam, St. Lawrence county, and make this application to set aside the return and canvass of the vote of the town on the local option questions voted upon at the last annual town meeting. No point is made but what the various propositions, as provided by the Excise Law, were properly submitted and voted upon by the electors of the town.
There were 1,868 excise ballots cast, in the aggregate, in the three election districts in the town. In district No. 3 there were three spoiled ballots,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Hirsh v. . WoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- People ex rel. Maxim v. WardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- Thacher v. LentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- People ex rel. Guersney v. PiersonNew York Supreme Court · 1901