State ex rel. City of Columbia v. Wilder
Supreme Court of Missouri
Mandamus. (1) The proposed bond issue of $10,000, together with the $30,700, the present indebtedness of the city, exclusive of the water and light bonds, being within the five per cent limit authorized by section 12, and the $110,000, the present indebtedness of the city for water and light purposes, being within the additional five per cent limit expressly authorized by section 12a, it is therefore clear that the city has the power and authority under and by virtue of…
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Mandamus. (1) The proposed bond issue of $10,000, together with the $30,700, the present indebtedness of the city, exclusive of the water and light bonds, being within the five per cent limit authorized by section 12, and the $110,000, the present indebtedness of the city for water and light purposes, being within the additional five per cent limit expressly authorized by section 12a, it is therefore clear that the city has the power and authority under and by virtue of section 12, article 10, of the Constitution to issue the bonds in controversy. (2) While it is true that municipal…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
This is an original proceeding in this court to obtain a peremptory writ of mandamus compelling the respondent, the State Auditor, to register certain sewer bonds to the amount of $10,000, which the city of Columbia has presented to him for registration, and which he has refused to register.
The undisputed facts are that the city of Columbia is a municipal corporation, organized under the general laws of the State as a city of the third class, and has a population of nearly eight thousand. According to the last previous assessment, the assessed valuation of the taxable property in said city…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Potter v. Douglas CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
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- Bates v. SylvesterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
- Millar v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1909
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