People ex rel. Attorney-General v. Lothrop

This is a proceeding to try the right of the respondent to the office of park commissioner of the city of Detroit. He was one of the commissioners named in the act of incorporation, and the case shows that the board organized on the 20th of July, 1871, and were classified for different terms according to the statute. Subsequently, after selecting a location for a park, in October, 1871, the location was reported by the board to the common council of the city on the 21st day of November. The council, on the 8th day of December, approved the location and adopted *236the resolutions required by the…