Opinion of the Justices to the Governor & Council
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The following order was passed by the Governor and Council on July 20, 1887, and transmitted on the following day to the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, who on September 22, 1887, returned the answer which is subjoined.
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The following order was passed by the Governor and Council on July 20, 1887, and transmitted on the following day to the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, who on September 22, 1887, returned the answer which is subjoined. Whereas, the civil service commissioners have prepared and submitted to the Governor and Council for approval, pursuant to section 2 of chapter 320 of the Acts of the Legislature for 1884, the following additional Civil Service Rule: “ Amendment op Rules. “ Clause 1. Any person who served in the army or navy of the United States in the time of the war of the Rebellion,…
1Opinion of the Court
To His Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council of the Commonwealth of Massaschusetts:
The undersigned, Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, having considered the questions upon which their opinion is required by the Governor and Council, respectfully submit the following opinion :
The statute of 1887, chapter 437, provides that “all persons who served in the army or navy of the United States in the time of the war of the Rebellion, and were honorably discharged therefrom, may be preferred for appointment to office or employment in the service of the Commonwealth, or the cities…
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