Legal Opinion
State Board of Public Welfare v. Board of Commissioners
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided September 23, 1964No. 30PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtRodmaN, J.
Congress in 1935 enacted what, in substance, is now C. 7, Title 42, U.S.C.A. That statute, popularly known as “The Social Security Act,” contemplates appropriations by the Federal and State Governments to funds for use in aiding the impoverished who, because of age, youth, blindness or other specified handicap, are unable to make adequate provisions- for their own needs. The statute imposes no obligations on the states to contribute. Each state has an election. Citizens of states which fail to contribute are not entitled to benefits.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. Wong Kim ArkSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Thomas v. GaySupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Kawakita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- The Cherokee Trust FundsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- United States v. WrightCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1931
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