Legal Opinion
Bizzell Ex Rel. Bizzell v. Board of Aldermen
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided October 20, 1926Published
1Opinion of the CourtClakksoN, J.
The sole question presented: Are the ordinances valid or void? We are of the opinion they are void.. In S. v. Deposit Co., 191 N. C., 645, it was said: “The police power of a state is broad and comprehensive. It is elastic so that the governmental control may be adequate to meet changing social, economic and political conditions. Under the United States Constitution the police power has been left to the states — in fact it is inherent in the states. Each state has the power to regulate the relative rights and duties of all persons, individuals and corporations within its jurisdiction for the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Jay Burns Baking Co. v. BryanSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Adams v. TannerSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Mayor of Baltimore v. RadeckeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1878
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