Spengler v. Trowbridge

Citations

• 62 Miss. 46

Syllabus

<p>Municirai. Corporation. City of Vicksburg. Charter. Improvement of harbor. Appropriation of money.</p> <p>The provisions of the charter of the city of Vicksburg, which provide for a wharf and habor master and define his duties, and confer upon the city power “ to erect, repair, and regulate public wharves and docks and fix the rates of wharfage thereat,” do not confer upon the city any power, express or implied, to incur expenses for the purpose of erecting a harbor or improving one by obtaining an increased supply of water. Hence, the city authorities have no power, under such provisions, to pay money out of the city treasury for the expenses of persons sent to procure aid from Congress for the improvement of the city harbor.</p>