City of Anthony v. State ex rel. Beebe
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Sharper District Court. Action by The State, on the relation of the county attorney of Harper county, against the City of Anthony, and others, to have certain bonds of the city declared void. Judgment for the plaintiff, at the October term, 1891. The defendants bring the case to this court. The facts appear in the opinion.
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Error from Sharper District Court. Action by The State, on the relation of the county attorney of Harper county, against the City of Anthony, and others, to have certain bonds of the city declared void. Judgment for the plaintiff, at the October term, 1891. The defendants bring the case to this court. The facts appear in the opinion. The only question we desire to submit to this court is this : Are the bonds in question void by reason of their having been issued in excess of the 10 per cent, limit mentioned in § 797, General Statutes of 1889? These bonds, issued 3-|-years ago, were exchanged…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was an action brought in the district court of Harper county on August 25,1891, in the name of the state of Kansas, by T. J. Beebe, county attorney, against the city of Anthony, and its mayor, city clerk, and *249councilmen, and the county clerk and county treasurer, for the purpose of having certain city bonds declared void, etc. The prayer of the petition reads as follows :
“ Wherefore, plaintiff prays judgment that said bonds be adjudged null and void, and of no force or effect whatever; that during the pendency of this action the said…
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