New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-04-18

That the county of Brown has good
right to erect and maintain Courl
House on said Block LOG situated in the
City Of New Ulm aforesaid, when it has
funds that can be legally applied TO
such purpose and has good right and
title to said Block for such purpose.
That at the time of the commence
Brown had on hand S7,589.32, includ-
| ing the levy of the sum of 5000 as
above fund, and that including said
sums it now has on hand which may be
| applied to the erection of Court House
the sum of $4,000 as above found.
That on or about the first day of No
Yember 1887 the said county of Brown
commenced the erection of said Court
House on said Block LOG and las in
Cured a pecuniary liability in that re-
gard in the sum OF Sc, 700 and no more.
That the defendants do not intend to
destroy or injure any Of the buildings
mentioned and will not do so.
That all the allegations of the COM
plant are untrue except as they are
herein found to be true.
As conclusions of law it is found
That the County of Brown through
its Board of Commissioners has legal
right, power and authority to erect a
Court House building on Block LOG Sit
ated in the City of New Ulm in the
County of Brown and State of Minneso-
ia to be used for the purposes of said
County and at a cost OF $35, 600 when it
has funds to that amount available for
that purpose
That the Board of County Commits
sioners of the County of Brown have no
right, power or authority to contract
any Indebtedness or incur any pecuni-
ary liability on the part of said County
of Brown for the erection of a Court
House building for said county payable
at any time or in any manner in excess
| of the sum of $4,000, including the
sum ofI$6, 700 already incurred as pc
cuniary liability on the part of said
County in that behalf, until the County
of Brown has other funds beyond the
said sum of SIS, 900 which may legally
be applied to such purpose.
That the Board of County Commits
sioners of the County of Brown have no
right, power or authority to incur pc
cuniary liability of 800, 600 or any other
sum in excess of $4,000 including the
sum of SIS, 700 for the purpose of the
erection of a Court House building for
the use of said County payable at any
time or times or in installments sof any
amount, and said Board of Commits
sioners have no right, power or author
| ity in behalf of said county TO issue the
warrants or bonds of said county with
or without interest to secure or raise
said sum of 800, 900 or any part thereof,
payment at any time or times for the
| purpose of the erection of a Court
House building.
That the tax levied in said County in
| August 1887 for the purpose of erecting
a Court House for said county amount
ing to the sum of So, 200 was a legal
and valid tax and that the amount
within the limitations OF these findings
may be applied and paid out for the
erection of a Court House for said
County Of Brown as a part of the sum
of SIG, 900 now on hand that may be
| applied as herein found to the erection
of the Court House in question.
/ That the plaintiff is entitled to have
the Board Of County Commissioners Of
the County of Brown enjoined perpetu
ally by the judgment of this Court from
entering into any contract under the
present condition of the finances of sale
County for the erection of Cour
House for said County whereby a pecu
mary liability on the part of said coun
| ty shall be incurred on the part of sale
county in excess of the sum of $15, O0C
| including the sum of $500 already in
Cured in that behalf and thef sum tt
i $4,000 the amount of the tax levy il
said county in the year 1887 for Cour
House purposes, and from issuing tn,
bonds or warrants of said county t.
raise or secure the sum of twenty
thousand dollars, or any part thereof
as proposed by said County Commits
s1oners for the erection of the Cour
House in question for said county ant
| levying any tax on the property in sail
county to raise or pay said twent,
thousand dollars or any part..thereof a
any time or in any manner.
M. S. SEVERANCE,
j. Judge of Sixth District