Smith v. Board of Examiners of Feeble-Minded
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On certiorari. Tlie order brought up by this writ of certiorari is as follows: “The Board of Examiners of Peeble-Minded (including idiots, imbeciles and morons), Epileptics, Criminals and other Defectives, together with David E. Weeks, the chief physician of the New Jersey state village for epileptics, having on the 31st day of May, 1912, regularly convened at the administration building at the New Jersey state village for epileptics (according to the provisions of chapter…
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On certiorari. Tlie order brought up by this writ of certiorari is as follows: “The Board of Examiners of Peeble-Minded (including idiots, imbeciles and morons), Epileptics, Criminals and other Defectives, together with David E. Weeks, the chief physician of the New Jersey state village for epileptics, having on the 31st day of May, 1912, regularly convened at the administration building at the New Jersey state village for epileptics (according to the provisions of chapter 190, page 353, of the laws of 1911, statutes of the State of New Jersey), and at that time, in the presence of Azariah M.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Garrison, J.
The question propounded is whether or not the statute under which the order now before us was made is a valid exercise of tlie police power. The statute, it will be observed, applies also to criminals in which aspect it does not now concern us since the prosecutrix is an epileptic, an unfortunate person but not a criminal.
The order is made by the board of examiners provided by the act of April 21st, 1911. Pamph. L., p. 353. Briefly stated, the order after reciting that Alice Smith is an *50epileptic inmate of a state charitable institution,…
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