Legal Opinion
Incorporated Town of Gilman v. Fernald
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 21, 1905No. 2,148PublishedCited by 6 opinions
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Iowa.
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
On May 10, 1888, the incorporated town •of Gilman, in the state of Iowa, plaintiff in error, by due action of the town council adopted an ordinance entitled:
“An ordinance authorizing a loan of $2,500.00, to be raised by issuing bonds to provide for the establishment of waterworks, with necessary tank, windmill, pump, pipes, hydrants, and other necessary appurtenances for the same, and for the purchase of a fire engine and its apparatus for the town of Gilman, Iowa.”
The ordinance provides that no more of the bonds should be signed, issued, or negotiated than were necessary…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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