McCormick v. City of Niles

Citations

• 81 Ohio St. (N.S.) 246

Syllabus

<p>Liability'of municipal corporations — To pay for publication of ordinances, etc. — Authority of proper officer to contract for same— Section 1536-653, Revised Statutes — Question of implied contract.</p> <p>1. The liability of a municipal corporation to pay for the publication of ordinances, resolutions and legal notices required by law to be published, must rest on express contract, and not upon a mere account for the rendition of such services.</p> <p>2. Where the statute has not prescribed the person who shall execute such a contract in behalf of a municipal corporation, it is consistent with Section 1536-653, Revised Statutes, for the council, by ordinance or resolution, to authorize the clerk thereof to execute such contract according to the directions of the council.</p>