State v. Wrightson
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On application of Charles B. Morris and others for writs of mandamus to James T. Wrightson, clerk of Essex county, and William O’Connor, clerk of the city of Newark, and others, clerks of townships, &c., in said county, requiring them to conduct elections for members of the general assembly according to the constitutional provisions. Heard upon rule to show cause and depositions.
1Opinion of the Court
*186The opinion of the court was delivered by
Depue, J.
The act of April 16th, 1846 (R. S., p. 409), entitled “An act to regulate elections,” by its first section enacted that on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in each year an election shall be held in each county to elect for such county such a number of persons to be members of the general assembly as such county shall be entitled to elect. The first act dividing counties into assembly districts was passed March 26th, 1852. Pamph. L., p. 281. This act was a supplement to the act to regulate elections. The second section of…
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