Martin v. North Carolina Housing Corporation

“(U)nder our Constitution, the General Assembly, so far as that instrument is concerned, is possessed of full legislative powers unless restrained by express constitutional provision or necessary implication therefrom.” Hoke, J. (later C. J.), in Thomas v. Sanderlin, 173 N.C. 329, 332, 91 S.E. 1028, 1029. Absent such constitutional restraint, questions as to public policy are for legislative determination. Reid v. R. R., 162 N.C. 355, 358, 78 S.E. 306, 307. When the constitutionality of a statute is challenged, “every presumption is to be indulged in favor of its validity.” Stacy, C. J., in…