City of Juneau v. Hixson

NESBETT, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff-appellee, a resident and taxpayer of Juneau, Alaska, brought this suit to enjoin the City of Juneau, its mayor and councilmen from issuing and selling one million dollars of general obligation bonds of the city.

The bond proposal was contained in a resolution passed by the City Council of Juneau on April 21, 1960. The question in the proposal was whether the city should issue its general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed one million dollars and use the proceeds to improve and acquire approximately seven acres of land within the city and convey…