Jacobus v. Van Wyck
New York Supreme Court
Application for a peremptory mandamus requiring said mayor forthwith to assign the said petitioner to serve as a member of the board of assessors of the corporation of the city of Mew York.
1Opinion of the CourtChase, J.
The petitioner, John W. Jacobus, is a citizen of the United States, a resident of the city of Hew York, and a veteran of the army of the United States of America. He has never served in the Confederate army or navy. On the 20th of Hovember, 1895, he was duly appointed a member of: the board of assessors of the corporation known as the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of Hew York, by the commissioners of taxes and assessments of said city, acting under section 865 of chapter 410 of t-he Laws of .1882, and served as a member of said board, and faithfully performed his duties as such…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People ex rel. Haverty v. BarkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- Mitchell v. RouseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897