People ex rel. Seeley v. May
Supreme Court of Colorado
Mandamus to Treasurer of Lake County. This case is now considered by the court on the pleadings for the third time. It was first presented upon a demurrer to the original petition (.People v. May, 8 Colo. 485); it was again submitted upon a demurrer to the answer (People v. May, ante, p. 80), while the present discussion takes place upon a demurrer to the replication. At each of these stages of pleading different questions have been submitted, examined and adjudicated.
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Mandamus to Treasurer of Lake County. This case is now considered by the court on the pleadings for the third time. It was first presented upon a demurrer to the original petition (.People v. May, 8 Colo. 485); it was again submitted upon a demurrer to the answer (People v. May, ante, p. 80), while the present discussion takes place upon a demurrer to the replication. At each of these stages of pleading different questions have been submitted, examined and adjudicated. Aside from the omission of section 6, article 11, of the state constitution in full, the present opinion sufficiently recites…
1Opinion of the CourtHelm, J.
Under the replication, and the demurrer thereto, counsel argue and submit for adjudication the following questions, viz.: First, does the limitation imposed upon county indebtedness by section 6, article 11, of the state constitution, include debts contracted by operation of law? Second, can counties which have reached the constitutional limit of indebtedness, and have issued warrants in excess thereof, meet their current expenses as they arise by assignments of the annual revenue (thus appropriating the whole of such revenue, if necessary) accruing from taxes levied, but uncollected?
I. The…
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