Gladwin v. Ames

Citations

• 30 Wash. 608
• 71 P. 189
• 1903 Wash. LEXIS 351

Syllabus

<p>MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS — LIMIT OP INDEBTEDNESS-NECESSAM EXPENSES.</p> <p>Warrants issued by a city in excess of its constitutional limit of indebtedness are valid on the score of necessity for the perpetuation of its corporate existence, when such warrants were issued to cover the expenses of constructing a jail, boarding prisoners, feeding impounded stock, guarding quarantine patients, publishing notice of election, printing ballots, insurance on city buildings, services in making assessment rolls, city printing, postage and stationery for city officers, and necessary expenses of the city clerk.</p>