State ex rel. Knollman v. King
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Application by the state, on relation of Henry Knollman and others, against Fred D. King, judge of the civil district court, parish of Orleans, for writs of mandamus and prohibition.
1Opinion of the Court
On Application for Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition.
PROVOSTY, J.
The charter of the city of New Orleans requires that all contracts of the city for more than $500 shall be let out to the lowest responsible bidder after advertisement. A requirement of this kind is mandatory, and a contract given out without observance of it is null and void. Redersheimer v. Mayor, 52 La. Ann. 2089, 28 South. 299; Dillon, Mun. Corp. § 466 (388); Am. & Eng. Ency. of Law (1st Ed.) vol. 15, p. 1093. With regard to the strictness with which requirements of this kind are enforced, Tiedeman, Mun. Corp. § 172, has the…
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