Kennedy v. State Personnel Board

THE COURT.

This is a petition for a writ of mandate. On October 1, 1932, petitioner was appointed attorney for the Board of Dental Examiners, under the provisions of the Dentistry Practice Act (Deering’s General Laws, 1931, Act 2048, sec. 5). His position at that time was exempt from the state civil service system, by express provision of the Civil Service Act. (Deering’s Gen. Laws, 1931, Act 1400, sec. 7, subd. 5.) In November, 1934, at the general election, our Constitution was amended by the adoption of article XXIV, which broadened the scope of civil service, and included within the system…