Kupferman v. Katz

This is a motion (1) for a judgment declaring Proposition Number One for the approval of Local Law No. 51 for the year 1963 invalid and void, and (2) to enjoin respondents the City Clerk and the New York City Board of Elections from submitting Proposition Number One to the city’s voters at the general election to be held on November 5, 1963. The motion is made in a special proceeding brought by Theodore R. Kupferman, one of the members of the City Council.

Local Law No. 51 was adopted by the Council in August, 1963 and thereafter approved by the Mayor. It provides for the Mayor’s appointment…