Matter of Ackerman v. Kern

Crane, Ch. J.

In Matter of Kraus v. Singstad (275 N. Y. 302) this court called attention to the fact that section 19 of the Laws of 1931, chapter 798, was unconstitutional, in that it provided that the clerical and other assistants employed, or to be employed, by the temporary Emergency Relief Administration should not be subject to the provisions of the Civil Service Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 7), as might be necessary for the administration of home relief. Recognizing that the emergency might require temporary employment without examination, we held that the Constitution required competitive…