 | Democratic National Committee (U.S.) - 1876 - 764 Seiten
...limited the total debt of the District of Columbia to five per cent, "upon the assessed value of all property within the District, the intent of which...this limitation, endeavoring at the same time to keep the letter of the law while violating its spirit; and to this end the Legislative Assembly from time... | |
 | 1893 - 608 Seiten
...financial methods of the administration, the committee's report may be quoted verbatim as follows: " The act creating the board limited the total debt...this end the legislative assembly, from time to time, passed acts which were simply devised for the purpose of raising money with which to pay previously... | |
 | 1917 - 496 Seiten
...inclined to believe that this notice is a mere subterfuge, never intended to be acted upon, but framed to keep within the letter of the law, while violating its spirit. The fact that the machine is there to be played, whether the proprietor is present or not, would indicate... | |
 | 1925 - 1628 Seiten
...inclined to believe that this notice is a mere subterfuge, never intended to be acted upon, but framed to keep within the letter of the law, while violating its spirit. The fact that the machine is there to be played, whether the proprietor is present or not, would indicate... | |
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The act creating the board limited the total debt of the District of Columbia to 5 per cent. upon the assessed value of property within the District, the intent of which was to limit the actual debt of the District to that sum. The board, however, construed... 