Eastern Kentucky Lunatic Asylum v. W. O. Bradley
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 81 — PETITION ORDINARY 1. The State Auditor had. prior to the adoption of the present Constitution, under acts of the General Assembly, issued warrants to the various charitable institutions of the State and the same were not paid because of a failure in the revenue.
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Case 81 — PETITION ORDINARY 1. The State Auditor had. prior to the adoption of the present Constitution, under acts of the General Assembly, issued warrants to the various charitable institutions of the State and the same were not paid because of a failure in the revenue. Section 49, of the Constitution was adopted to govern just such cases. 2. The provisions of section 49, of the Constitution contemplated future deficits or failures in the revenues, and has no reference whatever to deficits existing at the time of the adoption of that instrument.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE DuRELLE
delivered ti-ie opinion oe the court.
By an act of the general assembly, which became a law upon the 10th day of May, 1897, entitled “An act authorizing the Commonwealth of Kentucky †0' issue bonds to the aggregate amount of $500,000, for the purpose of funding certain indebtedness of the State,” coupon bonds were directed to be issued by the commissioners of the sinking fund of Kentucky, and to be sold for account of the Commonwealth to the highest and best bidder or bidders, the proceeds of the sale to be used only in the payment of that part of the existing indebtedness of the…
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