Riley v. Bell
Indiana Supreme Court
From Superior Court of Marion County (95,-801); John C. Buckleshaus, Special Judge. Action by Joseph E. Bell against Thomas A. Riley, Clerk of the city of Indianapolis. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
There is involved in this appeal the question of the validity of an ordinance, passed by the common council of the city of Indianapolis, August 24, 1914, vetoed by the mayor and duly passed over his veto, September 27,1914. This ordinance sought to provide for revising, codifying, indexing and publishing the ordinances of the city and to authorize appellant as city clerk to employ two lawyers to do the work under the direction of the department of law of the city. It was designated General Ordinance, No. 25, 1914. The lower court adjudicated the ordinance to be void on the ground that it was…
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