...the year 1870. That section declares that, "No county, city, town, township, school district or other .,9X! }xG Vl c +% ; k PY <X bQԀ/M @ &7 Dq) e T ~\A`* d for any purpose, to an amount, including existingindebtedness,intheaggregate,exceeding five per centum...

...assent shall any indebtedness be allowed to be incurred to an amount including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate, exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the assessment next before the last assessment for state...

...increased or diminished during such term. § 12. No county, city, township, school district, or othei municipal corporation shall be allowed to become indebted in any manner or for any purpose to an amount, including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per...

...favor. The district thereupon brought this writ of error. The Constitution of Iowa declares that " no county, or other political or municipal corporation,...to be ascertained by the last State and county tax lists, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness." The largest indebtedness, therefore, which...

...above, delivered the opinion of the court. The constitution of Iowa, art. 11, § 3, ordains as follows: "No county, or other political or municipal corporation,...any purpose, to an amount in the aggregate exceeding 5 per centum on the value of the taxable property within sui'h county or corporation, to be ascertained...

...indebtedness of the district was $425, with no money in its treasury. The constitution of Iowa declares that "no county, or other political or municipal corporation,...any purpose, to an amount in the aggregate exceeding 5 per centum on the value of the taxable property within 5 such county or corporation, to be*ascertained...

...become indebted in any manner, or for any purpose, to an amount in the aggregate exceeding 5 per centum on the value of the taxable property within such county...to be ascertained by the last state and county tax lists, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness." The largest indebtedness, therefore, which...

...substantially the words of the State Constitution, prohibit such a district from incurring indebtedness " to an amount in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of its taxable property, to be ascertained by the last State and county tax lists previous to the incurring...

...from becoming indebted in any manner or for any purpose, to an amount including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property" of such municipality. It appeared in that case that the city of Chicago, being already...

...the constitution of the state providing that "no county, city, township, school district, or other municipal corporation shall be allowed to become indebted In any manner or for any purpose to an amount, including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per...