Legal Opinion
MacBrayne v. City Council
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 18, 1922PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C. J.
These are petitions for writs of mandamus which have been reserved for our determination on the petitions, answers, agreed statement of facts and motions of Redmond Welch to be made a party.
The present charter of the city of Lowell, St. 1921, c. 383, became operative on the second day, being the first Monday, of January, 1922.
The petitioner Brown, as mayor of the city of Lowell, on January 3, 1922, nominated the petitioner MacBrayne to be superintendent of police. This nomination was within the power of the mayor under § 22, Part 1 of the charter, but it was “ subject to confirmation by a…
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