Doon Township v. Cummins
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA. The original action was brought by Theron Cummins,-a citizen óf Illinois, on coupons attached to negotiable bonds issued by the defendant, a district township of Iowa, under the statute of Iowa of 1880, c. 132 the material provisions of which are copied in the margin.1 The defendant denied the validity of the bonds, on the ground that they were issued in violation of the constitution of Iowa…
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA. The original action was brought by Theron Cummins,-a citizen óf Illinois, on coupons attached to negotiable bonds issued by the defendant, a district township of Iowa, under the statute of Iowa of 1880, c. 132 the material provisions of which are copied in the margin.1 The defendant denied the validity of the bonds, on the ground that they were issued in violation of the constitution of Iowa of 1857, art. 11, sec. 3, likewise copied in the margin.1 A jury was duly waived, and the case was submitted to the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Geay
The constit tion of Iowa, art. 11, sec. 3, ordains as follows: “No county, or other political or municipal corporation, shall be allowed to become indebted in any manner, or for any purpose, to an amount in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property within such county or corporation — to be ascertained by the last state and county tax lists, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness.”
The scope and meaning of this provision of the fundamental and paramount law of the State are clear and unmistakable. No municipal corporation “shall be allowed” to contract…
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