In re Casual Deficiency
Supreme Court of Colorado
The opinion of the court is in response to the following communication from the governor: “To the Honorable, the Supreme Court of Colorado : “ Whereas, the tenth general assembly passed a law entitled, ‘An Act to Create Additional Bonded Indebtedness,’ which act was approved April 8th, 1895, and is found on page 178 of the session laws of the state of Colorado for the year 1895, reference to said act being hereby made for a more particular statement thereof, and, “ Whereas,…
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The opinion of the court is in response to the following communication from the governor: “To the Honorable, the Supreme Court of Colorado : “ Whereas, the tenth general assembly passed a law entitled, ‘An Act to Create Additional Bonded Indebtedness,’ which act was approved April 8th, 1895, and is found on page 178 of the session laws of the state of Colorado for the year 1895, reference to said act being hereby made for a more particular statement thereof, and, “ Whereas, doubts have arisen as to the right of the legislature to create such indebtedness and whether or not an actual casual…
1Per curiam
We are advised that it is important to the credit of the state, if this court affirmatively answer the foregoing interrogatory, that $50,000 of the bonds provided for in the act in question be issued and sold within the present fiscal year. As there are left but seven days of this period for the carrying out of such object, it is necessary that the answer to such interrogatory be promptly given.
With this necessity before us, we have devoted the short time since the argument upon the hearing to a careful consideration of the legal proposition involved, and now content ourselves with stating…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re Appropriations by General AssemblySupreme Court of Colorado · 1889
- Lusher v. ScitesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1870
- State v. NoyesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1859
- Hovey v. FosterIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
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