Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Lutey

The question involved here is one of purely statutory construction. Section 5195, Revised Codes, provides: “Whenever the council of any city or town shall deem it necessary to raise money by taxation, in excess of the levy now allowed by law, for any purpose for which said city or town is authorized to expend moneys raised by taxation in said city or town, it shall submit the question of such additional levy to the legal voters of such city or town who are taxpaying freeholders therein, either at the regular annual election held in said city or town, or át a special election called for that…