State Ex Rel. City of Breckenridge v. Thompson

This is a proceeding in mandamus to compel the respondent, as State Auditor, to register certain bonds issued by the city of Breckenridge to defray the expenses of street improvement.

The grounds of objection urged by the respondent to the registration of these bonds are: (1) That the ordinance calling the election to test the sense of the voters on the issuance of the bonds did not sufficiently state the object and purpose for which they were to be issued; and (2) that the notice of the election did not state the maximum rate of interest the bonds were to bear.

Breckenridge is a city of the…