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72

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94

5. What Constitutes an Election.

People v. Clute, 50 New York 451.

6. Nominations to Office.

Stephenson v. Board, 118 Michigan 396.

People v. Democratic Committee, 164 New York 335.

II. THE LAW OF APPOINTMENT.

1. Nature of the Power to Appoint.

People v. Mosher, 163 New York 32.

State v. Peelle, 124 Indiana 515.

2. How Exercised.

People v. Murray, 70 New York 521.

3. When Exercised.

Marbury v. Madison, 1 Cranch (U. S.) 137.

State v. Crawford, 28 Florida 441.

4. Power to Fill Vacancies.

Fritts v. Kuhl, 51 New Jersey Law 191.

People v. Ward, 107 California 236.

III. ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE AND QUALIFICATION.

1. Obligation to Accept.

People v. Williams, 145 Illinois 573.

2. How Acceptance is Manifested.

State v. Supervisors, 21 Wisconsin 282.

Speed v. Detroit, 97 Michigan 198.

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131

134

CHAPTER III.

DE FACTO OFFICERS.

141

144

I. INTRUDERS.

State v. Taylor, 108 North Carolina 196.

II. WHO ARE DE FACTO OFFICERS 1
State v. Carroll, 38 Connecticut 449.
Oliver v. Mayor, 63 New Jersey Law 634.
Nofire v. United States, 164 United States 657.
McCahon v. Commissioners, 8 Kansas 437.
State v. Gardner, 54 Ohio St. 24.
Harvey v. Philbrick, 49 New Jersey Law 374.

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III. POWERS AND RIGHTS.

People v. Weber, 89 Illinois 347.

Romero v. United States, 24 Court of Claims 331.

Dolan v. Mayor, 68 New York 274.

Nichols vs MacLean, 101 New York 526.

State v. Dierberger, 90 Missouri 369.

Boone County v. Jones, 54 Iowa 699.

CHAPTER IV.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.

1. POWER OF THE LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE QUALIFICATIONS.

1. In General.

184

Bradley v. Clark, 133 California 196.

2. Property and Educational.

186

State v. McAllister, 38 West Virginia 485.

Brown v. Russell, 166 Massachusetts 14.

In re Wortman, 22 Abb. New Cases (N. Y.) 137.

3. Political.

199

Attorney General v. Common Council, 58 Michigan 213.

Rogers v. Common Council, 123 New York 173.

II. WHEN QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE PRESENT. 208

Smith v. Moore, 90 Indiana 294.

III. DISQUALIFICATION.

215

Attorney General v. Marston, 66 New Hampshire 485.

People v. Green, 58 New York 295.
Attorney General v. Common Council, 112 Michigan 145.
De Turk v. Commonwealth, 129 Pa. St. 151.
Gray v. Seitz, 162 Indiana 1.

CHAPTER V.

TERMINATION OF THE OFFICIAL RELATION.

233

1. EXPIRATION OF TERM

People v. Palmer, 154 New York 133.

People v. Palmer, 52 New York 83.

Kreidler v. State, 24 Ohio St. 22.

State v. Bulkeley, 61 Connecticut 287.

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II. RESIGNATION.

Badger v. United States, 93 United States 599.

State v. Ferguson, 31 New Jersey Law 107.

Reiter v. State, 51 Ohio State 74.

Wardlaw v. Mayor, 137 New York 194.

III. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.

1. Power of Legislature.

Attorney General v. Jochim, 99 Michigan 358.

2. In Absence of Legislative Provision.

State v. Chatburn, 63 Iowa 659.

Ex parte Lehman, 60 Mississippi 967.

State v. Savage, 89 Alabama 1.

3. Incident to Power of Appointment.

Ex parte Hennen, 13 Peters 230.

4. Removal for Cause,

In the matter of Guden, 171 New York 529.

State v. Kenelly, 75 Connecticut 704.

5. Power of Suspension.

Gregory v. Mayor, 113 New York 416.

State v. Megaarden, 85 Minnesota 41.

IV. IMPEACHMENT.

Trial of Andrew Johnson in Senate of United States 1868.

Opinion of the Justices, 167 Massachusetts 599.

State v. Hillyer, 2 Kansas 17.

In re Executive Communication, 14 Florida 289.

State v. O'Driscoll, 2 Treadway (S. C.) 713.

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281

287

CHAPTER VI.

305

COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS.

1. Not BASED ON CONTRACT.

White v. Inhabitants of Levant, 78 Maine 568.

County of Lancaster v. Fulton, 128 Pa. St. 48.

Converse v. United States, 21 Howard (U. S.) 463.

United States v. Saunders, 120 United States 126.

United States v. Flanders, 112 United States 88.

II. RELATION TO WORK DONE.

Locke v. Central, 4 California 65.

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Fitzsimmons v. Brooklyn, 102 New York 536.

O'Leary v. Board, 93 New York 1.

III. CHANGE OF COMPENSATION.

Kehn v. State, 93 New York 291.

United States v. Langston, 118 United States 389.

Fisk v. Jefferson Police Jury, 116 United States 131.

IV. ASSIGNMENT OF COMPENSATION.

Bliss v. Lawrence, 58 New York 442.

Buchanan v. Alexander, 4 Howard (U. S.) 20.

V. PENSIONS.

Pennie v. Reis, 132 United States 464.

Commonwealth v. Walton, 182 Penn. St. 373.

In the Matter of Mahon, 171 New York 263.

State v. Rogers, 87 Minnesota 130.

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CHAPTER VII.

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350

THE EXERCISE OF OFFICIAL AUTHORITY.

1. GENERAL PREREQUISITES OF VALID ACTION.

1. Territorial Jurisdiction.

Page v. Staples, 13 Rhode Island 306.

2. Disqualification on Account of Personal Interest.

Goodyear v. Brown, 155 Penn. St. 514.

Moses v. Julian, 45 New Hampshire 52.

3. Mandatory and Discretionary Duties.

French v. Edwards, 13 Wallace 506.

Supervisors v. United States, 4 Wallace 435.

Mullnix v. Mutual Life Insurance Co., 23 Colorado 71.

State v. Mayor of Paterson, 34 New Jersey Law 163.

4. Majority Necessary for Valid Action.

Rushville Gas Co. v. Rushville, 121 Indiana 206.

McCortle v. Bates, 29 Ohio State 419.

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368

II. POWERS OF OFFICFRS.

A. THE POWER OF ORDINANCE.

1. Basis of Power.

Morris v. Columbus, 102 Georgia 792.

Evansville v. Miller, 146 Indiana 613.

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2. Control of Courts.

382

Clinton v. Phillips, 58 Illinois 102.

Matter of Ah You, 88 California 99.

Chicago v. Quimby, 38 Illinois 274.

B. SPECIAL ACTS OF INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION.

1. Exercise of Judicial Powers.

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Langenberg v. Decker, 131 Indiana 471.

Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brimson, 154 United States

447.

2. Notice to Persons Affected.

399

Stuart v. Palmer, 74 New York 183.

Chicago, &c., Railway v. Minnesota, 134 United States 418

Health Department v. Trinity Church, 145 New York 32.

3. Unrestrained Discretion.

416

Wilson v. Eureka City, 173 United States 32.

Illinois State Board, etc., v. People, 123 Illinois 227.

Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 United States 356.

4. Construction of Powers.

434

People v. N. Y., L. E. & W. R. R. Co., 104 New York 58.

5. Conclusiveness of Administrative Determinations. 438

Hilton v. Merritt, 110 United States 97.

Bell v. Pierce, 51 New York 12.

Metropolitan Board, &c., v. Heister, 37 New York 661.

Raymond v. Fish, 51 Connecticut 80.

Mygatt v. Washburn, 15 New York 316.

C. ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW.

1. Judicial Process.

455

Barclay v. Commonwealth, 25 Pa. St. 503.

City of Salem v. Eastern R. R. Co., 98 Massachusetts 431.

City of Taunton v. Taylor, 116 Massachusetts 254.

2. Summary Administrative Proceedings. 466

Murray's Lessee v. Hoboken, &c., Co., 18 How. (U. S.) 272.

Commonwealth v. Byrne, 20 Gratton 165.

Bergen v. Clarkson, 6 N. J. L. 428.

Orlando v. Pragg, 31 Florida 111.

Lawton v. Steele, 119 New York 226.

Lawton v. Steele, 152 United States 133.

Fields v. Stokely, 99 Pa. St. 306.