Bullitt v. Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 378, Jan. T., 1910, by defendants, from decree of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Dec. Term, 1909, No. 5,460, awarding an injunction in case of Logan M. Bullitt, Charles C. Binney, Barton C. Hirst, Charles F. Jenkins, Theodore J. Lewis, George D. Porter and Walter Wood v. City of Philadelphia, John E. Rey-burn, Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, and John M. Walton, controller of the city and county of Philadelphia.
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Appeal, No. 378, Jan. T., 1910, by defendants, from decree of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Dec. Term, 1909, No. 5,460, awarding an injunction in case of Logan M. Bullitt, Charles C. Binney, Barton C. Hirst, Charles F. Jenkins, Theodore J. Lewis, George D. Porter and Walter Wood v. City of Philadelphia, John E. Rey-burn, Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, and John M. Walton, controller of the city and county of Philadelphia. Bill in equity for injunction to restrain the negotiation of a loan of $8,000,000. From the record it appeared that on December 31, 1909, councils of the city of Philadelphia…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
This appeal comes from a decree of court of common pleas No. 4 of the county of Philadelphia, enjoining an increase of the indebtedness of the city of Philadelphia, because two statutory requirements were disregarded by the municipal authorities in submitting to the electors of the city the question of the proposed increase.
New municipal indebtedness may be incurred and existing indebtedness increased to an amount exceeding two per centum upon the assessed valuation of property only with the assent of the electors of the municipality obtained “at a public election…
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