Rummens v. Evans

— On May 24, 1932, the board of county commissioners of King county unanimously adopted a resolution declaring, in substance:(1) That the constitutional debt limit of King county has been reached, and that no election can be held for authority to exceed the debt limit until November, 1932;(2) That 17,000 families, or in excess of 50,000 persons, in King county are now and for many months have been destitute and indigent, requiring the furnishing of food, shelter and supplies from public funds of the county to preserve their health and prevent their starvation;(3) That a grave public emergency…