Mayor of Boonton v. Logan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.

The supplement of 1873 (Pamph. L., p. 803) to the charter of Boonton contains these provisions respecting the enactment of ordinances:

“Section 4. That the mayor shall he the chief executive officer of the town; * * * That all ordinances of the common council shall before taking effect receive his approval in writing, or else he returned b}1- him to the town clerk within fourteen days after the passage of the same, with a written *488statement of his objections thereto; that he shall sign each ordinance which has been approved by him, after it…