Lamb v. City of Randleman

“It is well settled that under Article YII, section I, of the Constitution, counties, cities and towns and other municipal corporations are given authority to contract debts for the necessary expenses thereof, without the sanction of a majority of the qualified voters. That section indirectly, but explicitly, permits the exercise by municipal corporations of the power of making provisions for necessary expenses, free from the restraint imposed in other cases.” Swindell v. Belhaven, 173 N. C., 1, and statutory authority for the issuance of the bonds here involved is found in the Municipal…