Board of Commissioners of Roads & Revenues v. Bond

Atkinson, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) The question for determination is whether or not the proper county authorities, having levied a tax of fifteen mills “for the support and maintenance of the public schools,” can also levy an additional tax of fifteen mills “to pay for the building and repairing of public school buildings.”

Article 7, section 4, paragraph 1, of the' Constitution of 1945 (Code, Ann. Supp., § 2-5701) declares that the General Assembly shall not have power to delegate to any county the right to levy a tax for any purpose except those specifically set forth…