Spencer Publishing Company v. City of Spencer

All parties to this action seek a declaratory judgment construing section 618.11 of the Iowa Code as amended by chapter 266 of the Fifty-seventh General Assembly.

There is no controversy between the parties with reference to the facts, and all agreed to the method of procedure followed in the court below. The sole issue is whether, due to the amendment, this section now authorizes and empowers the state printing board to order and direct municipalities as to the style, manner and form they must follow when making required publications in newspapers, especially when a controversy arises between…