People ex rel. Gorman v. Board of Police of the Metropolitan Police District

The relator was a member of the police force of the city of Hew York on the 15th of April, 1857, when the act of the legislature was passed to establish the metropolitan police district, &c.

The 32d section of that act continued the then existing *528officers and patrolmen in the performance of police duty under the new hoard thereby created. The duties and purposes of the new force were precisely the same as those of the old. Ho oath or acceptance of office were required, on the part of the old force, to constitute them members of the new. The old officers continued or remained in office, under…