Attorney General v. Common Council

Michigan Supreme Court

Attorney General v. Common Council

1 McGrath 1215, 58 McGrath 213

DecidedOctober 14, 1885

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Attorney General v. Common Council, 1 McGrath 1215, 58 McGrath 213 (Mich. 1885).

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To compel respondent to take action upon certain nominations made by the mayor, of jiersons to act as a ‘‘board of commissioners of registration and election” for the City of Detroit.

Denied October 14, 1885.

The act providing for the appointment is held unconstitutional, (1) as making particular political opinions a condition of holding office; (2) as sub-delegating the popular power of choosing officers, and (3) as interfering with the municipal right to local government.

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To compel respondent to take action upon certain nominations made by the mayor, of jiersons to act as a ‘‘board of commissioners of registration and election” for the City of Detroit.

Denied October 14, 1885.

The act providing for the appointment is held unconstitutional, (1) as making particular political opinions a condition of holding office; (2) as sub-delegating the popular power of choosing officers, and (3) as interfering with the municipal right to local government.

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1 McGrath 1215, 58 McGrath 213, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/attorney-general-v-common-council-mich-1885.