Vindicator Printing Co. v. State
Ohio Supreme Court
Error to the Circuit Court of Mahoning County. The action below was brought' by the State against The Vindicator Printing Co. in the Court of Common Pleas of Mahoning to recover public moneys alleged to Rave been unlawfully drawn from the treasury of that county on the order of the board of county commissioners.
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Error to the Circuit Court of Mahoning County. The action below was brought' by the State against The Vindicator Printing Co. in the Court of Common Pleas of Mahoning to recover public moneys alleged to Rave been unlawfully drawn from the treasury of that county on the order of the board of county commissioners. Tt was averred in the first cause of action of the petition, in substance, that in the months of October and November, of the years 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897 and 1898, the defendant published in its newspaper, upon an order of the then sheriff of the county, a public notice styled “An…
1Opinion of the Court
The correctness of the judgment below on the demurrer rests upon two propositions: One that the allowance by the board of commissioners of the bills for excessive publications was unauthorized and illegal, and the money received thereon was an unlawful drawing of the public moneys; and, second, that the moneys so unlawfully received can be recovered back by suit brought by the prosecuting attorney. If either proposition fails the judgment as rendered can not stand.
1. Was the allowance beyond the power of -the board, and for that reason unauthorized? Publication of the sheriffs proclamation is…
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