Johnson v. Kimball

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the respondents, as selectmen of the town of Oxford, to appoint the petitioner janitor of the Memorial Hall in that town, on the ground that he is a veteran within the provisions of St. 1896, c. 517, entitled “ An Act relative to the public service of the Commonwealth and the cities and towns thereof, and the employment of veterans therein.” The petitioner also seeks to compel the respondents to establish rules and “ take such action as may be necessary to secure the employment of veterans in the labor service ” of said town “ in preference…