Police Commissioner v. City of Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition, filed on October 7, 1920, for a writ of mandamus to and against the city of Boston and its mayor and city council, “ requiring and commanding the said mayor and the said members of said city council, severally and respectively, in the exercise of their several and respective lawful functions, as members of the government of said city, and by such appropriate action to provide ■— by the use or acquisition of requisite lands, and by the construction of requisite…
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Petition, filed on October 7, 1920, for a writ of mandamus to and against the city of Boston and its mayor and city council, “ requiring and commanding the said mayor and the said members of said city council, severally and respectively, in the exercise of their several and respective lawful functions, as members of the government of said city, and by such appropriate action to provide ■— by the use or acquisition of requisite lands, and by the construction of requisite buildings, and by raising necessary funds, and by making necessary appropriations of money therefor — accommodations for the…
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C. J.
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus. The petitioner is the police commissioner for the city of Boston. The respondents are the city of Boston, the mayor of the city of Boston and the nine members of the city council of the city of Boston. The general purpose of the petition is to compel the respondents to provide additional accommodations for the police of the city of Boston. The case comes before us by report on the petition and answer, certain records of the city council incorporated in the answer and admitted as evidence, and findings of fact made by the single justice.
It is alleged…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Attorney General v. Suffolk County Apportionment CommissionersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Nevins v. City Council of SpringfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Boucher v. Salem Rebuilding CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
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- Police Commissioner v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
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