Livelli v. Mayor of Hoboken

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Voorhees, J.

This is a rule to show cause why a writ of certiorari should not issue to remove an ordinance passed by the council of Hoboken entitled “An ordinance defining the duty and fixing the salary of commissioners of assessment of taxes,” passed June 3d, 1897, and thereafter partially included in a revision and recompilation of ordinances in 1900.

The ground of attack is that the act of the legislature entitled “An act concerning the appointment of commissioners of assessment of taxes in certain cities,” passed April’ 3d, 1889 (Pamph. L., p. 152),…