People ex rel. Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburgh Railroad v. Jones
New York Court of Appeals
People ex rel. Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburgh Railroad v. Jones, 106 N.Y. 330 (N.Y. 1887)
8 N.Y. St. Rep. 859
People ex rel. Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburgh Railroad v. Jones
Opinion of the Court
Without passing upon the validity of the first oath taken by the assessors herein, we are of the opinion that the verification of the roll by them after .it had been delivered to the supervisor, and before it had been in any way produced by him before or acted upon by the board of supervisors, was a compliance with the statute, and in this respect and to this extent the provisions of the statute, as to the time of verification, are directory only.
All concur, except Andrews, J., not sitting.
Order affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- The People ex rel. The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburgh Railroad Company v. Seth Jones, as Assessors, etc.
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- Published