Troy Press Co. v. Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the petitioner, The Troy Press Company, from an order of the Supreme Court made at the Albany Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Albany on the 19th day of February, 1904, denying the. petitioner’s motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus against the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county of Rensselaer.
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Appeal by the petitioner, The Troy Press Company, from an order of the Supreme Court made at the Albany Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Albany on the 19th day of February, 1904, denying the. petitioner’s motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus against the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county of Rensselaer. On the 4th day of N ovember, 1901, a board of supervisors was elected in the county of Rensselaer for a period of two years to-commence January 1, 1902, and end on the 31st day of December,, 1903. Included in said board so elected were twelve…
1Opinion of the Court
Chase, J.:
Have the members of boards-of supervisors the power to designate newspapers to publish the session laws and concurrent resolutions of the Legislature for a period extending more than one year ? This is the first question requiring an answer on this appeal.
The period of time for which newspapers are to be designated is not expressly stated in the statute. The intention of the statute, however, cannot be reasonably doubted. The purpose of publishing the session laws and concurrent resolutions of the Legislature is to give to the people of the State notice of their enactment and of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The People v. . JaehneNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- People Ex Rel. Harris v. Commissioners of the Land OfficeNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- People ex rel. Union & Advertiser Co. v. Board of SupervisorsNew York Supreme Court · 1891
- McDermott v. Nassau Electric RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1895
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- City of Buffalo v. . LewisNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- People ex rel. Utica Sunday Tribune Co. v. HugoNew York Supreme Court · 1916
- City of Schenectady v. Schenectady Railway Co.New York Supreme Court · 1922
- In re SeeleyNew York Supreme Court · 1921
- Leach v. KenyonNew York Supreme Court · 1933
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