San Francisco Gas Co. v. Brickwedel
California Supreme Court
Application for writ of mandamus to Henry Brickwedel, Auditor of the City and County of San Francisco, to compel him to audit certain demands for gas furnished to said city and county.
1Opinion of the Court
Ro'ss,'J.:
We think it clear that when the framers of the present Constitution said, as they did by Section 18 of Article xi. of that instrument, that “ no county, city, town, township, board of education, or school district shall incur any indebtedness or liability, in any manner or for any purpose, exceeding in any year the income and revenue provided for it for such year, without the assent of two thirds of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an election to be held for that purpose,” etc., they meant that no such indebtedness or liability should be incurred (except in the manner…
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