Village of East Moline v. Pope
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Rock Island county; the Hon. W. H. Gest, Judge, presiding. On October 13, 1905, the president and board of trustees of the village of East Moline passed a resolution authorizing its special water-works committee to advertise for bids for the erection and construction of a system of waterworks. On November 14, 1905, this committee reported that they had advertised for bids, and recommended that the sum of $32,100 be expended for said purpose.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Rock Island county; the Hon. W. H. Gest, Judge, presiding. On October 13, 1905, the president and board of trustees of the village of East Moline passed a resolution authorizing its special water-works committee to advertise for bids for the erection and construction of a system of waterworks. On November 14, 1905, this committee reported that they had advertised for bids, and recommended that the sum of $32,100 be expended for said purpose. A resolution was adopted authorizing the president and clerk to enter into a contract with the parties recommended by…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Scott
Section 12 of article 9 of the constitution provides that no municipal corporation shall be allowed to become indebted, in any manner or for any purpose, to any amount, including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five percentum on .the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness. This is a limitation on the power of the General Assembly to authorize indebtedness. All legislation in conflict with the said section must yield to its provisions. The purpose of such…
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