Steinbrenner v. City of St. Joseph
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court.—Hon. Lawrence A. Vories, Judge. (1) The publication of notice of the special election was sufficient. Sec. 8672, R. S. 1909; State ex rel. Webber v. Tucker, 32 Mo. App. 620; Young v. Downey, 150 Mo. 317; Standefer v. Dykeman, 151 Mo.
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Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court.—Hon. Lawrence A. Vories, Judge. (1) The publication of notice of the special election was sufficient. Sec. 8672, R. S. 1909; State ex rel. Webber v. Tucker, 32 Mo. App. 620; Young v. Downey, 150 Mo. 317; Standefer v. Dykeman, 151 Mo. App. 600. (2) In ascertaining the city’s indebtedness the amount in the sinking’ fund levied and collected for the payment of the principal of outstanding bonds, and applicable to no other purpose, should he deducted. 5 McQuillin on Munic. Corp. (Ed. 1911) p. 475; Stone v. Chicago, 207 111. 492; Kelley v. Minneapolis, 63 Minn.…
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.
Action by certain taxpayers of the City of St. Joseph, to restrain such city.from issuing improvement bonds in the sum of $1,850,000. The petition charges some thirteen reasons for the invalidity of this bond issue. The ones chiefly'urged are (1) the failure, of legal notice, and (2) that such an issue would allow the city to become indebted in excess of the constitutional limitation.
On March 31, 1919, there were introduced five separate ordinances in the, Common Council of the City of St. Joseph, and these were passed by such Council and approved by the Mayor oil the 21st day of April, 1919.…
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