People ex rel. Oliver v. Board of Police Com'rs
The Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo
Application by James Oliver for mandamus to the board of police commissioners of the city of New York.
1Opinion of the CourtGrILDERSLEEYE, J.
This is an application for a peremptory mandamus to compel the board of police commissioners of the city of New York to provide at each polling place in every election district in the Second assembly district of this county, at the coming election, official ballots, on which shall be printed the name of James Oliver for member of assembly for said assembly district, in the manner prescribed by statute. The police board rejected the certificates of nomination of said James Oliver, and he now seeks by mandamus to compel them to accept the saíne. The only question involved in this application is…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People ex rel. Klinker v. Board of Police Com'rsNew York Supreme Court · 1893
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