Pittinger v. City of Wellsville

Citations

• 75 Ohio St. (N.S.) 508

Syllabus

<p>No municipal debt shall be incurred — Unless appropriations made by cotmcil therefor — And money in the treasury — Section 43, • Municipal Code — Board of Public Service can not employ janitor, when.</p> <p>The policy of our statutes respecting municipal corporations is that no debt shall be incurred for the ordinary expenses of the corporation unless an appropriation to meet it has been made by the city council, and the city auditor or clerk has certified to the city council that the money is in the treasury; and in the absence of such certificate, as required by Section 43 of the Municipal Code, the board of public service is without authority to employ a janitor for the city building, and a person so employed can not recover from the city for his services.</p>