Supreme Court of New Jersey November 11, 1912 (Fagen v. Morris)

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Guiqiere, Chief Justice.

The purpose of this proceeding is to obtain a judicial determination of the question whether the relator, or the defendant, is entitled to hold the office of city clerk of Jersey City. That office is created by the charter of the municipality; its term is fixed at one year, and begins on the 1st day of January; it is filled by.