Allen v. City of Raleigh
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Connor, Jat tbe May Term, 1921, of WaKE, a jury trial having been duly waived. On tbe bearing it appeared tbat tbe city of Raleigb, through its proper officials, in May, 1921, bad passed two ordinances, one laying "a tax of $1 on tbe one-bundred-dollar valuation of property subject to tax in tbe city limits, for current and general purposes for tbe years 1921 and 1922, a second ordinance of same date providing for tbe issuance of city bonds to tbe…
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Appeal by defendant from Connor, Jat tbe May Term, 1921, of WaKE, a jury trial having been duly waived. On tbe bearing it appeared tbat tbe city of Raleigb, through its proper officials, in May, 1921, bad passed two ordinances, one laying "a tax of $1 on tbe one-bundred-dollar valuation of property subject to tax in tbe city limits, for current and general purposes for tbe years 1921 and 1922, a second ordinance of same date providing for tbe issuance of city bonds to tbe amount of $1,400,000 for tbe purpose of constructing and laying sewers, and bad tbe purpose of presently carrying into…
1Opinion of the CourtHoke, J.
The Constitution, Art. II, sec. 14, makes provision as follows: “No law shall be passed to raise money on the credit of the State, 'Or to pledge the faith of the State, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any debt, or to impose any tax upon the people of the State, or allow the counties, cities, or towns to do so, unless the -bill for the purpose shall have been read three several times in each house of the General Assembly, and passed three several readings, which readings shall have been on three different days, and agreed to by each house, respectively, and unless the yeas and nays…
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