Mayor of Wilmington v. Wolcott

Pennewill, C. J.,

after making the foregoing statement, delivering the opinion of the majority of the Court:

Counsel for the appellants admits that the ordinance of May 14, 1914, was at the time of its passage invalid, the same being contrary to the provision of the charter of the City of Wilmington, but contends that the ordinance was validated by the Act of Legislature approved March 15, 1915. The Court below held both the ordinance and Act of Legislature to be in violation of article 8, § 8, of the Constitution of the State of Delaware, for the reason that the appropriation provided for was…