State Ex Rel. School District No. 102 v. Clausen
Washington Supreme Court
Application filed in the supreme court June 8, 1921, for a writ of mandate to compel the state auditor to issue a warrant for bonds of a school district.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
The relator, School District No. 102 of Spokane county, seeks a writ of mandate to compel the respondent, O. W. Clausen, as state' auditor, to issue a warrant in the sum of $15,000 for bonds of the school district it is alleged the state board of finance is obligated to take. The controversy arises because of diverse views as to the legality of the bonds with reference to the statutory limit of indebtedness. The contention of the relator is that the limit of indebtedness of a school district is five per cent of the taxable property in the district, while the respondent contends that it is…
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