State ex rel. Stewart v. City of Coffeyville

Citations

• 111 Kan. 803
• 208 P. 571
• 1922 Kan. LEXIS 351

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Cities of First Class — Unlawfully Creating Debt — Improving Electric Light Plant. Under section 1649 of the General Statutes of 1915, a city of the first class, operating under a commission form of government, cannot contract an indebtedness for building or improving a municipal electric light plant in excess of the funds on hands appropriated to that purpose. Warrants cannot be drawn in excess of that amount.</p>