The State Ex Rel. Stauss v. County of Cuyahoga

As we view it, the law of this case is largely determined by the answer to one question, namely: Does Section 11, Article XII of the Constitution of Ohio, as amended, effective January 1, 1913, deny to the County Commissioners of Cuyahoga county the right to refund the county’s bonded indebtedness ?

Section 11 of Article XII of the Constitution of Ohio, as amended, effective January 1, 1913, reads as follows:

“No bonded indebtedness of the state, or any polit ical subdivisions thereof, shall be incurred or renewed, unless, in the legislation under which such indebtedness is incurred or renewed,…