, 1875-09-07
borrowing money itslius bonds to supply THAI
casual de,cifncy.'H
TIE SECTION ltE..A-iNo TO MuS1cIrAL tSnEnrEp-


TIE hEcr1os nEsA-iSo TO MUNICIPAL 1SnEnrEp-
SEsa
eonsant The ri,rasn "trron,e inlct.c," in.lrad nf
"crealr slnbt." Hhh *; r.-.i.,e aso substantially
tl.r rntnt. "A ts .rEtior considered ass, w11
nut 'esiITl il,sfR+ars tu rtycst sc 1ia,ti'n. ~
,r ,"y cs. SE rs y M mH,t s ts
Mt laInrs. Of l.aec anil # Mr. MiCey tho Chlrnsn
Gf ns 'a,n,.ss making s r'r"ft. sasS s s.r m"
afterwards questioned Is any member of tho Canvtn-
tim. ..-
Of there 1nWl,j,-a1 corporations. di nut unier-
ttn, nf tie gentleman frpn, Fulton tNr. 1tHs} urs,
that It rrlatrt H. the ordinary rxrrike% Gf tlen rnr
"rnitotr II II Itu,s necessary 10 ruysir IT rebuild
ri,F' IN t4 county, or ii my other county,
III. <,stiu iors racc my scrtrielnn upon II, &c
my c.pu.e that municipal corporation scss II, tu
Incur. or levy tar for lilo payment rf during hu
~ tu.ur ruth expenses y Iii. rlu that aa tcru es-
tal,si.c1 ~ thu courts Of tho atstr. ..
,' THt ncs n n reach ese sar.a IT. rciasca /" the
MONEY! li*si.rcrs ,he ollsa', ana th,ra nj !, Il" ~.
makes contract, als The LII, 1csieH tax mil col.
H. ,n AnFug IT, ssns yssr, ys f5 = ill., iino e
nsfs " continuing obligation 10 ny At inry tiay
This provision IL rearN funded .ia II tnra NIX
rrath the cas-" OF sc current expenses vt hcs" nc-
iral corporations. III that view think y. .!sa very
reasonable provision 1erllhrs: hut shoull like tu
.hit srcsi'n furthsr and rt.sr'ho according to Tho
!s s e31yn RI ' esssa'es ss .as;l asi'' not NV " 9s''c
10 e.ce.l srsa,n Ter .vnluul during e.ch
sasrattca u,s "" Ill. @ Ind @ ,an vii Is
c,1liketc FOR mo. Hut tlfs. IN ts,tu eAylhR
Nlisa l,ae ircn used 80 ntler That may nnw urr It
tlnr manner Of payment. whFIl IA nn delivery. Mn.
nie'la rrriust!o,is IT, imitation q That, my during
n" h H. With M =, Is at ss the TING q nak
tn,; ltttns.rlo !; ; Q! Hs}n,,ses .. all"
tic ch1te'nan to Interfere with tue Of ay
county city, m,inisral corporation. t'~nsaip, u
ltd csIrn rnt Limitation an rrtrir,inn nn tn~
tiebteess and that II rrfasrd 1rurision ehusla
he nile or Easl ut thereof, and hat the people de-
nanh.
The construction p1nced unon this provision, by Tho
ntnsbrra of the Convention. has tcen fully
The ecttinl ~ reported from The unnmIetee oil
Municipal indebtedness copied verbatim from tho
Constitution If thc state Of Iowa. Tie only material
chang, made iy tho C'nrcntfon wah by adting tho
w.t,ls including exciting indchtettner'."
The provision of thu Iowa Constitution earnn htforo
aid Wa 1djn.l.nte u,on by te,, il. tie Jnns term,
ls'j. ateal frn, thc Scot, District Court, III thu
of Fln: rs. The City Of Davenport, reported In
Tlns vas a,, ,ttion brought by James Grant and
others citl1ens and tak,rHyeEr Of the CITY % paTen-
city from carrying into elect certain ordinance
pasted " tho cits, pec. T. t3a on thu ground that s
sa ordinance n.y., Is nesa'sc l. e1ratsa
Tic valuation VI r7t city fur state and connty rnr
roaca esa than &. i.nG0 100. Tlc debt $k,u nD.
Sex. uf the ordinance gsauts to CERTAIN lares tho
exclusive privilege for twenty y.alye years. uud eal
Iri. ~ t!tE reuter- with all others, Ut simplifying the
scs II prosiasa ~ for n'ia payen ] to pa company by
Tie city, Of anua! rental Of $50 for each re by
dran for tho frat fire years f'O for thu frcoid vo
assne,sts to 10 Inde sei-nnually ihs rent Of sli1
hydtalta 10 cv'nsntuco Guuu Rs said 4t0 ly1rants
The ,frfrIulans t1cmurred to tho petition Of the
FaintINA III error.
Tho Court hciow sustained the demurrer to which
ruling ,ho plaintiffs excepted aud appealed.
o. Whttakrr. fof tho appellants cited Hcot ~. City
Of naYealUrt. 10 enw that - debt " created when
ono Iessou binds himself .u ay money 10 auolller.
party lcc0uc4 iit1ebtel whea he tl.t1s Into ubga
ton to ray. eltnr Ia one wAa owes II cLt, he wnu
may ts eui,ssTaiaea to Ply what he over"
"fhc cot'h'tution docs not WY that municipal COT
iuralfnu Shall nut btttc indebted Ly Luill note.
but 1t rays III aiIy EIanlHr or for amy lnrpose-"
Tie Opinion vt tito Court WAs given by Judge Colc,
wh1 sattl
u,lr Constitution declares Tint "no municipal cor.
rorat!pn rhai! b, allowed to become inhibited i'll any
hAunct for any purpose, to amount, In tbs aa.
ftrsao. exceeding per centuln on the valno 0f Tho
ts1ate prupcrty within such corporation, to 10 asces
" thu EcuTring OF such nettsli1ltAA. EoLatittiiu
At. u! sss y TIE ra.n,ias aver 70 taeis s:istn,
amount nf Tho ely ineltr.iness nx bpnds executed
iu conprotnlse Of previous bombed cbs, and SHOW
tho city Is In Of tho culatitutl nal Limit. Ills
trtrt qucsiou Is ther.fose presented, Whether tho
ordinance Hltl liz acceptance. WGu together TDuat
tuts contract create indebtedness y the city, fn
the se1lss ol that word ~ used i'll tho Cln.titnlion.
"e ilsvr heretofore rr-uHnizet and njhlfc4set tho
right uu duty city retain aud afpy tts clrrunt
scseuues tic payment nf s Irolrr all ordinary
CURRENT euLa1. Thu right to thus apply tho err-
rent to thu drfryuH Ut orluary ext clxek Is
grounded upon tho lact ih1s such q cDurso IL ahso.
!nely csssay to the IFS IT thu municipality aud
the sccc esfn accomplishment III thu p,lrt,oses Of i.s
ercasu. Auy appropriation Of shc4o ressnsa there.
furs whether by urdtnxncc by couract, tho pay-
mta! Of the ordinary eAlwAs,s. wuala b., aeyolld
ucatoi,, it seems t0 It's, busn reasonable aud Proper
Anu If tho lilo appropriation nl4u III uIrayu u
The receipts 4" tie revenues tho action would be Just AZ
legitimate; tueaurs that rpran,scs will 70 received
Il Legal crraiIly. And ag4iu, II tho appropriation
nado LII ayanco to Eay Tor ecrtiecx to L1 rendered
arl,rlss 10 furnished, within scope lruprr
and Ordinary e1per4c+ tp lay,ent to b. natls upoa
lhe rendition Ut thu Vices this delivery Ut tic
t!c!t no question cnl arlso Us 10 thu rroprirty or
lrHality u such eourre, regardless IT fhs fa..
whether The city indebted tu ftA Ear.Mlutn limit
u not; and tta to.au.c the ri3ht of tho ely 10 Mua
apply IL -everB. notwithstanding Its iu1ebttdncns
laft OF se wclsrtiod and judira.ed
law VI tAe State. =.
II 1t can !uduee individuals or corporation 10 con-
atrurt naatn such wtrs4 fer the ,,+e md brpe
tit of tlu municipality anL lis inhabitants, aud c,u pay
just hl f4ir rent, agrcr ot nf its c,rrcnt row
Enct, thA olsn, uut Ut kcn tpttta Jay other