Town of Pass Christian v. Washington

Citations

• 81 Miss. 470

Syllabus

<p>1. Municipalities. Ordinance. Construction. Health officer. Doctor’s MU.</p> <p>An ordinance appointing a physician health officer of a municipality and directing him to take “ the necessary sanitary precautions for the general good of the health of the town,” is not 'a contract binding the municipality to pay the physician for professional services rendered patients.</p> <p>3. Same. Court to construe ordinance.</p> <p>The court itself should construe a municipal ordinance, and not submit it to a jury for construction.</p>