Pilling v. City of Everett

Citations

• 67 Wash. 109
• 120 P. 873
• 1912 Wash. LEXIS 1127

Syllabus

<p>Municipal Corporations — Indebtedness—Limit—Mandatory Expenses. Indebtedness incurred by a city for the salary of its officers, wages of employees for necessary services and for material and supplies in the conduct of its necessary affairs, is valid although in excess of the constitutional limit of indebtedness.</p> <p>Same — Indebtedness—Validations—Debts That Can Be Validated. Indebtedness incurred by a city in excess of the constitutional limit of five per cent may be validated by an election if, at the time of the election, the debt did not exceed such constitutional limit, and if it was incurred for a bridge or like property, comparatively new and in the possession and beneficial use of the city.</p>