State Ex Rel. Clark County v. Hackmann
Supreme Court of Missouri
Mandamus. (1) “No county . . . shall be allowed to become indebted in any manner or for any purpose to an amount exceeding in any year the income and revenue provided for such year, without the assent of two-thirds of the voters thereof voting at an election to be held for that purpose.” Mo. Constitution, sec. 12, art. 10; State ex rel. v. Wilder,. 197 Mo. 1; Barnard & Co. v. Knox Co., 105' Mo. 382; Mt.
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Mandamus. (1) “No county . . . shall be allowed to become indebted in any manner or for any purpose to an amount exceeding in any year the income and revenue provided for such year, without the assent of two-thirds of the voters thereof voting at an election to be held for that purpose.” Mo. Constitution, sec. 12, art. 10; State ex rel. v. Wilder,. 197 Mo. 1; Barnard & Co. v. Knox Co., 105' Mo. 382; Mt. Grove Bank v. Douglas, 146 Mo. 42; Trask v. Livingston Co., 210.Mo. 582; State ex rel. v. Neosho, 203 Mo. 40. (2) Municipal bonds which are valid when issued are not rendered void by the…
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.
Original proceeding in mandamus. By such process the relator seeks to compel the respondent State Auditor to register certain bonds of Clark County, in the aggregate sum of over $108,000. Clark County had issued warrants which were not paid. In the application for the alternative writ here, which was 'taken as for the alternate writ, it is averred that such warrants were duly issued. This is not very material, because it further appears that suits were brought upon these warrants and judgments had against the county in the aggregate sum of $97,004.39, which judgments bore interest at the rate…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Book v. EarlSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
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