People ex rel. Pond v. Board of Supervisors of Monroe County
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Monroe county. Application by Charles F. Pond for a writ of mandamus to the board of supervisors of Monroe county, commanding it to divide the county into assembly districts. From a judgment denying the writ, relator appeals. Affirmed. For opinion filed at special term, see 19 N. Y. Supp. 978.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
By section 5, art. 3, of the constitution, it is made the duty of the board of supervisors of such counties as may be entitled, under an apportionment, to more than one member of assembly, to assemble at such times as the legislature making the apportionment shall prescribe, and divide their respective counties into assembly districts equal to the number of members of assembly to which the county is entitled. By act (chapter 397, Laws 1892) entitled “An act to organize the senate districts, and for the apportionment of the members of assembly of this state, ” three members were allotted to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- People ex rel. Crowell v. LawrenceNew York Supreme Court · 1862
- Brown v. GobenIndiana Supreme Court · 1890
- People ex rel. Pond v. Board of Sup'rsNew York Supreme Court · 1892
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- People ex rel. Carter v. RiceNew York Supreme Court · 1892