La France Fire Engine Co. v. Davis

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoyt. J.

— It appears from the record in this case that the town of Mt. Vernon, being indebted in a sum in excess *601of one and one-half per cent, of the valuation of its property, incurred an indebtedness to the respondent, and issued its warrants for such indebtedness; that subsequently the common council of said town regularly submitted the question of the validation of such warrants to the qualified voters of the town at an election called therefor, at which election the warrants were duly validated; that such submission was under the provisions of…