Bogert v. County of Luzerne

Citations

• 13 Pa. Super. 549
• 1900 Pa. Super. LEXIS 200

Syllabus

<p>Sheriff's duty as to notice of election — Act o/1893.</p> <p>A sheriff is only authorized under the Act of June 10, 1893, P. L. 419, see. 10, to give notice of a general election in one of two ways, that is either (1) by proclamation duly posted, or (2) by advertisement in at least two newspapers. The sheriff having completed a contract for advertisement exhausted his powers and the liability of the county was fixed. The fact that he subsequently gave notice by posting and the county improperly paid the bill therefor cannot defeat a right to recover for the cost of the advertising.</p>