Clayton v. City of Hill

Citations

• 111 Kan. 595
• 207 P. 770
• 1922 Kan. LEXIS 301

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>City Bonds — Transmission Line for Electricity — Election—Number of Votes Required. A provision of the statute authorizing cities, among other things, to construct a transmission line to obtain electricity from a plant outside its boundaries, that no bonds shall be issued under it except upon “a vote of a majority of the qualified electors of such city,” means that those voting in favor of the bonds must form a majority of all entitled to vote at the election, and not simply a majority of those voting thereat.</p>