People ex rel. Wilson v. Board of Trustees
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Westchester county. , Application by Charles H. Wilson for mandamus to the board of trustees Of the village of Mt. Yernon. The writ was granted, and defendant appeals. Latvs N. Y. 1890, c. 163, is entitled “An act to prohibit excise commissioners, excise inspectors, police officials, or their subordinates from being interested in the manufacture or sale of any spirituous or malt liquors, ales, wines, or beer.”
1Opinion of the CourtPratt, J.
This was an application by Charles H. Wilson, an elector of the village of Mt. Yernon, for a peremptory tnandamus to compel the defendant to fill a vacancy in the office of trustee of said village, occasioned by the failure of Bartholomew McGrane to take the oath required by chapter 163 of the Laws of 1890. McGrane was duly elected trustee of the village of Mt. Yernon on the 21st day of May, 1889, for the period of two years from the 28th day of May, 1889; took the oath óf office in due time, and entered upon the duties of his office as such trustee when said chapter 163 of the Laws of 1890…
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