Tackett v. Middleton

The questions presented to us for disposition in this case involve primarily the construction of article 2, section 28, of the Charter of the City of Gainesville (Acts 31st Legislature, Special Laws, p. 501), which reads as follows:

“No contract shall be entered into until an appropriation has been made therefor, not in excess of the amount appropriated and all contracts, whenever practicable, shall be made upon specifications, and no contract shall be binding upon the city unless it has been signed by the mayor and the expense thereof charged to the proper appropriation, and whenever the…