City of Jonesboro v. Shaw-Lightcap, Inc.

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• holding that a contract executed by the mayor, acting alone, was not binding on the city where its charter specified that the power to contract would be exercised by the mayor and council acting jointly
• when charter authorized governmental action by mayor and council as a body, mayor could not act alone to bind city

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