Marks v. City of Mandan

I agree with the opinion prepared by Judge Morris, with the exception of that portion of the opinion that deals with § 184 of the Constitution of North Dakota. I dissent from the holding that the liability which chapter 171, Laws 1929, imposes upon a city that issues special improvement warrants, for any deficiency that may exist in the special fund against which the warrants are drawn upon the maturity of the last warrant, does not constitute an indebtedness of the city within the meaning of § 184 of the Constitution. In my opinion the effect of said chapter 171, Laws 1929, is that a city…