Anderson v. Township of Weehawken

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Syayze, J.

The prosecutor in this 'writ and in ten other writs involving similar questions seek to set aside the resolution of the township committee, passed January 3d, 1922, abolishing the office or position held by the prosecutors. The prosecutor claims to hold under the resolution of December 29th, 1921, appointing, the eleven men as paid firemen in addition to the paid firemen already serving. It is, I think, quite obvious that the outgoing committee sought to put mien of their political views in office before their power expired with the new year.…