State ex rel. Minneapolis Tribune Co. v. Ames
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Mandamus. The relator presented to the common council of Minneapolis a bill for printing and publishing. The council duly authorized payment of the bill, and directed the city clerk to draw an order for the amount on the city treasurer. The-city clerk thereupon drew the required order and presented it for signature to the respondent, A. A. Ames, then mayor of the city.
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Mandamus. The relator presented to the common council of Minneapolis a bill for printing and publishing. The council duly authorized payment of the bill, and directed the city clerk to draw an order for the amount on the city treasurer. The-city clerk thereupon drew the required order and presented it for signature to the respondent, A. A. Ames, then mayor of the city. The respondent having refused to sign the order, an alternative writ of mandannus was issued, on the petition of the relator, by the district court for Hennepin county. On •the return of the writ, the respondent answered, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Berry, J.1
The charter of the city of Minneapolis (Sp. Laws 1881, *441c. 76,) contains the following provisions: “No appropriation shall be made without a vote of a majority of all the members of the city ■council in its favor, which shall be taken by ayes and nays, and entered among the proceedings of the council.” Subchapter 4, § 11, p. 440.
“No money shall be paid out of the city treasury, except for principal or interest of bonds, unless such payment shall be authorized by a vote of the city council, and shall then be drawn out only upon •orders signed by the mayor and clerk, and countersigned…
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