Legal Opinion
Briggs v. City of Raleigh
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided February 22, 1928PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStact, C. J.
The primary role of municipal government is that of a protector! of rights and not a giver of gifts, but if the end in view be a public municipal one, it is the general holding that a city may aid by donation, in proper instances, as well as by other means of assistance. Cox v. Comrs., 146 N. C., 584, 60 S. E., 516; Wood v. Oxford, 97 N. C., 227, 2 S. E., 653. Albeit there can be no lawful tax which is not laid for a public purpose. Loan Asso. v. Topeka, 87 U. S., 655; Comrs. v. State Treasurer, 174 N. C., 141, 93 S. E., 482. “It is well settled that moneys for other than public purposes…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by49 opinions
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