Cox v. City of Albuquerque

SADLER, Justice.

We are called upon to decide whether L. 1947, c. 211, providing for the annexation to any incorporated city or town of territory abutting or contiguous thereto, and setting up the machinery for accomplishing the annexation, constitutes an unlawful delegation of legislative power to the board of arbitrators created by the act to perform designated functions in connection therewith. Incidental to determination of this main question, we must also resolve the issue whether the act is bad because enforcing compulsory arbitration on the parties involved and the further question…