...indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for State...taxes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness.' This language leaves nothing for construction, except to ascertain what it is 'to become indebted,'...

...indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for State...previous to the incurring of such indebtedness.". Now, if it be true, as is claimed, that this provision of the constitution has no application to liabilities...

...indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for State...taxes, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness. Any county, city, school district, or other municipal corporation, incurring any indebtedness as aforesaid,...

...indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for State...taxes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness. Chicago v. McDonald, 176 111. 407; Springfield v. Edwards, 84 id. 633; Law v. People, 87 id. 392; Prince...

...indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for State...taxes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness. Any county, city, school district or other municipal corporation,incurring any indebtedness as aforesaid,...

...indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five percentum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for State...taxes, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness." First—The first contention of the appellant is, that the constitutional provision in question requires...

...purposes, except to pay indebtedness contracted previous to the passage of this act; the valuation to be ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes." (3 Starr & Curt. Ann. Stat.— 2d ed.—p. 3706). Section 2 of article 8 provides as follows: "The...

...centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained, other than for school districts, by the last assessment for state and county taxes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness and for school districts by the value of such property as equalized for state purposes: except that...

...together with the existing indebtedness of such county, five percent of the taxable property of such county, to be ascertained by the last assessment for state and county purposes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness, whenever threefifths of the voters of such...

...Indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for state...taxes previous to the Incurring of such indebtedness; nor without, at the same time, providing for the collection of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay,...