City of Washington v. Trust Co. of Washington

The city of Washington is a municipal corporation created and existing by virtue of an act of the General Assembly. Private Laws, 1903, chap. 170. On 9 May, 1921, in the exercise of authority conferred upon it by section 77 of this act, the board of aldermen appointed the Trust Company of Washington as commissioner of tbe sinking- fund of tbe city for a term of six years and tbe Trust Company entered upon tbe exercise of its official functions on 11 June, 1921. Tbe act prescribes tbe duties of tbe commissioner but tbe appeal does not require that tbey be set forth here or specifically…