County of Cumberland v. Mohler

Citations

• 7 Pa. Super. 614
• 1898 Pa. Super. LEXIS 352

Syllabus

<p>Public officers — Poor directors — Public moneys — Unauthorized use.</p> <p>Statutory authority .either in express terms or by necessary implication is required for all claims upon the public treasury.</p> <p>The directors of the poor are not authorized by law to defray from the public funds the hotel expenses and railroad fares of their attorney, treasurer, etc., while attending an annual convention of the directors of the poor of the state. There being no direct authority for such use of public money, it is improper and illegal.</p>