Morris v. Whelan
New York Supreme Court
Application for an injunction to restrain the defendant from acting as president of the common council of Troy.
1Opinion of the CourtWestbrook, J.
The plaintiff claims that at the regular annual meeting of the common council of the city of Troy, held on the Tuesday succeeding the second Monday of Rovemher, 1881, hé was regularly and legally elected to the presidency thereof. That he accepted said office,, and proceeded *110to discharge its duties, and became thereby ex-officio a member of the contracting board, and as such entitled to an annual salary to be fixed by .said board, not exceeding $800.
That as president of the common council he presided at its meetings, appointed its committees, and has frequently been recognized as such…
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