City of St. Louis v. Davidson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. G-eo. W. Lubke, Judge. (1) The findings and conclusions of law of the court were correct. Scheme and Charter, art. 3, sec. 26, par. 10. The provision of the charter of St. Louis cannot be construed to mean that the city shall have power to hire out prisoners to work for others, without doing violence to the words as therein used.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. G-eo. W. Lubke, Judge. (1) The findings and conclusions of law of the court were correct. Scheme and Charter, art. 3, sec. 26, par. 10. The provision of the charter of St. Louis cannot be construed to mean that the city shall have power to hire out prisoners to work for others, without doing violence to the words as therein used. On the other hand, every rule of law requires that the strictest construction be placed upon it; for it is both penal in its nature and is a part of a municipal charter. TI. S. v. Morris, 14 Peters, 464; Sedgwick…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, J.
— Action on bond for $2,000, given by Davidson to the city to secure the performance of a contract on his part, which contract was made with the city and purported to confer power on Davidson to work the prisoners in the workhouse, at so much per *152head per day. After working the prisoners for some months under this contract, Davidson abandoned it, and this action is brought to recover from him and his sureties the amount due the city for labor of prisoners thus employed and not paid for.
The separate answers of defendants were identical in terms, and set up the defense that the alleged…
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