City of Oswego v. Davis

Citations

• 97 Kan. 371
• 154 P. 1124
• 1916 Kan. LEXIS 303

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Municipal Bonds — Improvement of Water Plant — Notice of Election— Irregular but Not Void — Mandamus. Under a statute authorizing the issue of bonds for the extension and improvement of a municipal water plant, which provided that the notice of the election and the election ballot shall state the amount of bonds proposed to be issued, a city ordinance calling the election, the election notice and the election ballot stated the proposition thus:</p> <p>“Shall the mayor and councilmen of the city of Oswego, Kansas, issue the bonds of said city in a sum not’ exceeding Thirty thousand dollars, bearing 5% per annum interest, payable semi-annually; payable within Twenty years from their date, in such manner as the mayor and councilmen may determine, for the purpose of improving the water supply plant and system of said city.”</p> <p>Held, that this slight departure from the precision of statement required by the statute touching the amount of bonds to be issued does not render the proposed issue illegal nor preclude their registration.</p>