Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-28
JUDGE prxNIsoN 5 OPINION
On o." L-Eou'y OF Proceedings for
I-sue OF Bonds

'''+'', -
.'''.'" 'h' -''ui" hN which
''..'i 'i''' may Pee author
''." '.n'E tor MUNICIPAL
'--..' negotiable" bonds
.'.' '"' ''''.'''i Ia" proceed
".. .'--'''''' D." ~r"'ial rI"c-
'i'' 100 Il-' ii' ia III" cIly al
.|' p" "' 'N'n!niti"n !
TOO. ''" ''.'i observation-disclosures ::
i''' '"i h't" been proceeding
t"l' p 500 20. 'h" Vet approved March
l''I ''t' i'' -'''. "a following sec.
'..'"h Ii''I.'- ~ Substance that ::
NI''r.'' ~" council OF any such
u.s. .' i""n 'H H'''' = "f'fs'bi' that
-.'I.. '"r ~trirtlr municipal
'.'i borrow money and
issue negotiable bonds therefor, in
'' amount 'Nr'''iuS the amount spec
''''.i ln 80 ! "i Ia" ACtJ the Coun
90 -'''i l''fd" therefor toy ordnance.
N.H' ''il''"n'' hall -tltc tin amount
' mooney 81" d'-irrd {" b. borrowed
ana ll' ~ilu' tth" ordinance
-i't '' submitted Tor ratification or r.
''''l"h go lh' guttilr'd electors Of such
'N '' -l''l'I election, etc.
Ihf' the" PROVISIONS ul sec.
Icon '"i"r'I'I with In my opinion
'''''i''''''' We. III !" not such an or'lI-
nance - j. contemplated 10y sand Sec
''.'''. '',l is NOT what II should have
'''h mere j. nothing IN the ordI-
name showing hy recital or otherwise
u", .", ""n,h ever " deemed 1t al
''-''''' u'H' th' city should borrow
'nd issue IT. negotiable bonds IN ne
500" f "' h""f'cd ant NM it'
~" 'i' lN'"""b d"HdrS. Nor l.
'"'i' "N'hnH ~ SAM ordinance show
my 'h'' one hundred and fHity-hNt
'h'''''hd 'fl'''"'') dollars, taken to
y ih'I WIN the '\i~ling indebtedness
N we 'l'N exceeds the amount spcci
"'l ~ "'ti'h one "i the act.
NOT J. th'f' anything III the ordi
nance or 'I~r"h'rr III the proceedings
T." '''" mat one hundred ana atty
AVE- thousand 'fI''"ND dollars. taker
"E'th'r with tho "Ni~ting indebted
ness 4" the 'iiN. would not exceed
h'' per ''nlnm ct the taxable prop
cry col Va" city, according t. the las
'--'7sm'hi
10" i"i' al Ordinance No. oil is als'
imperfect. not I" say detective.
TO" lhf III" imp'rirclIonN of ordi
nance III may Affect the salablc char
"l'f "i the bonds cannot say.
N"r am ! prepared To say how ia
ih'A may tend I" create doubts III The
nini' nl intending purchasers OF The
bonds ~ {" thcir Validity.
""ilnnnre NJ. oil must he printed
ga each bond issued aud IT. suiiiciencN
~ i"fm nnd substance will not escape
'fllirismt
The statement mentioned IN Sec
Ton u OF III" Act (Which statement II
io hr signed toy the Mayor and City
'lrfkl may hc 80 drawn as Ia cur,
nance. THIS statement should bc pre-
pared with great care.
iu not say that the imperfcction.
ui the ordinance will Ice fatal To In,
bonds ! only say that 1t Is To he re-
gfett"d that - important n document
va prepared with 50 little care, and Sc
little regard To- form and essential re-
qulsiics
90 section 3 ui Ordinance No. 81
d. not ia compliance with the statu e
but ! ,n not think such non-compli
,u,r will affect the legality Of the clec
ton
The statute requires the publication
II notice Ia De- made &" ia each issue al
sail paper during said time" to-wit
hilcou day.
The ordinance directs the clerk :" Il
ave at least fifteen DAYS notice l.,
publication ia the OLYMPIA Tribune,
without saying " ~ each issue"
Probably the notice was actual,
published In each issue during the fif
teen DAYS. but the ordinance (Which i,
Ia hc printed on each hond) does not
show this
In preparing such papers the Ian
guagc 81 the statute should always b,
followed
90 In the first published notice Il
electors Tor registrations a mistake wa
male winch would have been fatal Il
Al subsequent pr"cc"dingsli IT had no
been dirc"Nrrcd ana corrected III time
bnt fortunately the mistake was dis
'"N'f'd and corrected III due hme.
t~. u - claimed 10y some that th'
motto" "i election directing "Ih' poh
10 ~ "P'" ~ . ciock ~ me morning
a"d 70 close ~ " o'ciock ~ me ercni"g,
- ~ c'nlia'cnii"n "i the statute ant
RENTERS TIE election Illegal ana TN
h'nds. ~ ISSUED, Invalid.
lh7 - sheer nonsense, nave ex
'mined text books on elections an,
many l""n'l'' u'isiohS' anu 'ney al
h"'d mat su'h mn irrcguiarity Is I'M
material lh'y h"id mat IL the poll
are "r"n'd ANA closed NJ the hour
-r'i''ed ~ 'h' statute u Is "l no con
sequence "ha' h"utS are spec'hed IL
'h' notice nor whether any hours ar
'l,'l"v' ~ '''s h"'ico OF not,
1" we Pf'"h' case as l am IN
l"'hed' 'h' r"hH were not closed uhti
"''"h !.
may here say that the Suprem,
Court ui the United states, III man,
cases. has upheld the rights OF TIN
holders "i municipal bonds with
strong hand and has set face o
h'"' ak"'"r' ''l''u'"'io" "'i' ue'cnse
'as',' "l"h "t's'''''''oS VI 'eo'','l
az '"a,",,' W Wv PI t.,rns "i'e
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