City of Alma v. Indiana Air-Pump Co.

1. Since a municipality may, through its governing authority, legally incur an obligation payable within the current year, provided a provision for payment is made by a tax levy for the year, and since public officers presumably perform their duties, a contract made by the governing authority of a city for the purchase of an air-pump outfit for the city to be paid for within the current year is, without more, presumably a legally authorized obligation of the city. The following cases are distinguishable: Mayor &c. of Dawson v. Dawson Waterworks Co., 102 Ga. 594 (29 S. E. 755) ; Wiley v.…