Show l 1 i CHIEF PRATT WINS 1t j r It 1 1 Supreme Conrt Decides That Hi Was 1 1 Illegally Rtmovtd j I I 1 j I IOWEIIS UF HIll Ia 1ULIll 110111 4d f The Court hoWe hat I Ito Inulil IIATJ j Keen Ulrm a Ur log I j I By a decision nl the Blab Baprem court handed < dow lute yeit rday attornoou Arthur 1011 ha been reinstated ctilif ol polloi Ju hoI ho-I J 1 Barlcli delivered the opinion wnlob was concurred la by Caul Judo I Zu and Juilloe Miner Pratt wan rrenved treat lilt poiltloi i abaJ of floe pullo deprtwor by a II majority ut Ibo bud ol polio > Aod J l i I tire eatcailadoners lor the good ut J t 0 i the rgiCeer No charges worn preferred II t pre-ferred against him nor wa bo given i a trial irlt applied to the dlstro1 tl courtier a puioaiptory writ of mandate 0 man-date to mmiiel the bard to restore l WIn lu oilier ou Ibo grounds that hu f woe Illegally deprived of big rights JudgeCherrytUolore whom the ppir I I = fem 1 I callus was muvi dlsmlsseu the mee I holding In afloat that ibe board bun t Ibo right to remove wdea a roiloilly I ol lbs hoard lull no Inclined I I P l Itlo An appual was taken to the supreme doer where It woe ariiuej by Wai Ja Uoruiur Vu u Coil Ur Pratt out Amis tint Oily Attorney D J3 Hempsleal H lot the nuard t The ojuru opinion goes Into the queailou thurousnly The power uttbe board under the II law IB I fully I prJ gone Into and holds I that the appillunt We s entitled to bearing TUB opinion tayi The construction ot the law contended 1 I for by counsel toe tbe respondent would clolho the board with power wlilon would enable 1110 render section its n a I absolute nullity beoaute In every In ciunce 01 the 111101 01 chutgeo 1 ogOloat t ao olUcr by a cltazeo the nosed could prevent a bcarlol1 by di mli liig the nccuted Irom oflloe ou the K ouud thai i the rood ot tho service would be cub nerved thereby while lu reality and lu truth tbe good of the service and the publica went might bo greatly mlured thereby tio Ilkewlie tutu oouatruoilou would empower the hoard to wholly din tenard section 17 Itt 1 > needleu to ay o that the legislature Intended no soon results Ohol any mln bould bu ooodmnd Li unheard u I coutrary to every principle of natural justloo and oouria are not In dined to 10 monte ounce such rbnrsry 4 power unleaa uuder the mandate of poiltlve law nor will they aid It by 1 to judicial Interpretation No auob power can bo exercised under the law Tho tenure of offloa is fixed during dur-ing good bohavlorand the officer dujure Is entitled to hold during life uulew the 1 4 legislature 1 otherwise dlreom or by bin r own acta tarn eonduol be 10rl10 bl rtebl to it hut ouch lorlllur can not toed tared 1 without accusations having been referred nnil anoi > p < > rliinliy hi volt to bud b-ud In tie enflo or explanation of Iho zoo lerj augmented on the the ounce 01 dts circa It may ho that In Iho coco nl bar the lo cur pf removal wm oxorclicd under Oil apprehension that Much acton WOO do nal > Ur < l In I tic luteluim ol the public J service but IhU If true canuot bu outl Idcred by UK 0 0 e Too rnpco dent board having nt ojipteiJ to roiuovo tho appellant um nurlly without flllnii rlmrgti and nlv log him an opi or unity to tie hoard IIH no ion wli JIIJ and void 1 and crenied no acnnoy Iho appellant thortflore eu titled to be rouunlZHl br lie board tn Otto lao I fui 1 Incumbent mid had Iliti right 10 dlebgu hbtttbur anti rocetve Ibo uolumeuls > 1 thoolDce until lawfully oitjo > ed or until In i > uie Itgat Way bo the rightful Incumbent In tho cau ue bar U clearly appcara trIo hog rocold hat ihe tOpoold ai anlully opp luteil to the olllco i > l chief 01 polluol oIILkClYIIIB bu WB III the oe he poeoeloo dbcltorgo d Iho guilt and rci Ivccl out ojoud tho oOlolllmont Ibureol 110111 110000 re uncUt lha Ito lo uWollo Ihe omoo do juru Ihirefore iiianilain irsterpcr omedy and tho court 0 rod 10 elulng Iho rolclr Die rouse Is rovonod nod i remanded with dlteotlons grant the writ |