Grant v. City of Davenport
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Scott District Oov/rt. This is an action brought by James Grant and others, citizens and tax payers of the city of Davenport, against the said city and others, to restrain the said city from carrying into effect a certain ordinance passed by the city December 4,1872, on the ground that the said ordinance is unconstitutional, because it creates a larger debt than the constitution allows, and violates the obligation' of the contract made at the time its compromise…
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Appeal from Scott District Oov/rt. This is an action brought by James Grant and others, citizens and tax payers of the city of Davenport, against the said city and others, to restrain the said city from carrying into effect a certain ordinance passed by the city December 4,1872, on the ground that the said ordinance is unconstitutional, because it creates a larger debt than the constitution allows, and violates the obligation' of the contract made at the time its compromise bonds were issued, and exempts the property of said water company from municipal taxation, and gives to said company…
1Opinion of the CourtOole, J.
i. municipal umitat?ono0eN: ordfnary ex~s * penses. — I. Our constitution declares that “ no municipal corporation shall be allowed to become indebted in any manner> or f°r an7 Papóse, to an amount in the aggregate, exeeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property within such corporation — to be ascertained by the last State and county tax lists, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness. Const., art. 11, § 3. The plaintiffs aver in their petition the amount of the taxable property and also the amount of the city indebtedness upon bonds executed in compromise of a previous…
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