This section is from the book "Popular Law Library Vol8 Partnership, Private Corporations, Public Corporations", by Albert H. Putney. Also available from Amazon: Popular Law-Dictionary.
Section 32. When the acts of town and township officers are done within the scope of their powers, such acts are binding; but there is no liability arising or growing out of the negligent, illegal or unauthorized acts of such officers, except in those cases where the statute expressly provides that it shall be so liable.
 
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