State ex rel. Doerfler v. Otis

Citations

• 98 Ohio St. (N.S.) 83

Syllabus

<p>Municipal corporations' — Home rule — Cleveland charter — Powers granted — Rapid transit commission — Validity of ordinance.</p> <p>1. Under the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of the charter of the city of Cleveland, authority is reserved to that city to exercise any power now or that may hereafter be conferred upon the municipalities of this state by the laws of Ohio.</p> <p>2. Initiated ordinance No. 45222 of the city of Cleveland, Ohio, entitled: “An ordinance to provide for the appointment of a Rapid Transit Commission,” is not in conflict with the provisions of its charter, but is a valid and subsisting ordinance under and by the terms of which the mayor is lawfully empowered to appoint a Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners for that city.</p>