Public Service Company of Oklahoma v. City of Tulsa

The only question decided herein is whether a municipality is contractually liable for its voluntary indebtedness covering electric current used in lighting its streets, said indebtedne. s being in excess of the income and revenue provided for that year. The question necessitates consideration of whether the debt limitation imposed by article 10, section 26, of our State Constitution concerns only that indebtedness for governmental functions, as distinguished from and to the exclusion of indebtedness incurred for proprietary functions.

Public Service Company of Oklahoma made a contract with…