...become indebted in any manner or for any Bound vs. The Wisconsin Central Railroad Company and others. purpose, to an amount, including existing indebtedness,...to be ascertained by the last assessment for state and county taxes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness." The value of all the taxable property...

...taxation, and in contracting debts by such municipal corporations. No county, city, town, village, school district, or other municipal corporation, shall be allowed to become indebted in any manner or for any purpose, to any amount, including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per...

...Constitution, adopted in 1870 (section 12, art 9), forbids municipalities "to become indebted in any manner or for any purpose, to an amount, including existing...to be ascertained by the last assessment for state and county taxes, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness"; with proviso that it shall not apply...

...(article 9, § 12) ordained that: ' '• •.,•--. • ••• •" •'-• - - \ "Xo county, pity, township, school district, or other municipal corporation...indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per centum of the value of the taxable property therein." Mr. Justice Miller, in delivering the opinion of the...

...such assent shall any indebtedness be incurred (except by a county to erect a Court-house or jail) to an amount, including existing indebtedness, in....taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the assessment next before the last assessment for State and county purposes, previous to the incurring...

...section 6 of article 13, which provides as follows: "No city, town, townsblp or school district shall be .allowed to become indebted In any manner or for...existing indebtedness, In the aggregate exceeding three per centum of the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment...

...taxation, and in contracting debts, by such municipal corporations. No county, city, town, village, school district, or other municipal corporation, shall be allowed to become indebted in any manner, or for any purpose, to arv - ..ount, including existing indebtedness in the aggregate, exceeding five...

...12 of art. 9, in force in 1870, of the Constitution ot the State, is in these words : " No county, city, township, school district, or other municipal...to be ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness." Upon the trial the following questions...

...of the ninth article of the Constitution of Illinois, adopted .in 1870, declares that " no county, city, township, school district, or other municipal...therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment fur State and county taxes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness." Under a statute of that...

...for that purpose; nor in cases requiring such assent shall any indebtedness be allowed to be incurred to an amount including existing indebtedness, in the...taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the assessment next before the last assessment for state and county purposes, previous to the incurring...