Legal Opinion · Dissent
City of Pierre v. Dunscomb
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 27, 1901No. 1,379Published
In Error to the Circuit Court of tbe United States for the District of South Dakota.
1Dissent
'VGAEDWÉIIL, Circuit Judge
(dissenting). To demonstrate that no recovery can legally be had against the city in this case, it is only necessary to set out the provisions of the constitution and the statutes of-the state applicable to the case, the agteed statement of facts, and special findings of the court, and a copy of the bond. Sections 4 and 5 of article 13 of the constitution of 'South Dakota read as follows: ■ -
“Sec. 4. The debt of any county, city, town, school district or other subdivision, shall never exceed five per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein. In…
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