Matter of Tiffany
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered April 6, 1904, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying a motion for a writ of mandamus to compel the reinstatement of the relator to the office of policeman in the city of Jamestown.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered April 6, 1904, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying a motion for a writ of mandamus to compel the reinstatement of the relator to the office of policeman in the city of Jamestown. In March, 1896, the relator, a veteran of the Civil war, passed the civil service examination for the position of policeman in the city of Jamestown and soon after lie was appointed ■special policeman by the mayor and common council. By ■successive appointments, made annually, lie continued to…
1Per curiam
The question presented by this "appeal is whether that part of the charter of the city of Jamestown, passed in 1886, which fixed the terms of policemen at one year, was repealed by the Civil Service Law passed in 1899. (L. 1886, ch. 84, tit. 2, § 2.; L. 1899, ch. 370, §§ 21, 29.) There was no express repeal, but it is claimed that section 21 of the Civil Service Law is so inconsistent with section 2 of tit. 2 of the city charter that the latter was repealed by implication. Section 21 provides in substance that no veteran of our wars holding a position by appointment or employment in state,…
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