Ketchie v. . Hedrick

OlabK, O. J.

Tbe question presented is tbe validity of chapter 268, Private Laws 1923, wbicb authorizes tbe levy and collection of taxes for tbe benefit of tbe chamber of commerce, to be expended at their discretion for tbe purposes set forth. Tbe plaintiff contends that this is in direct contravention of tbe Constitution, Art. VII, sec. 1, wbicb reads as follows: “No county, city, town, or other municipal corporation shall contract any debt, pledge its faith, or loan its credit, nor shall any tax be levied or collected by any officers of tbe same, except for tbe necessary expenses thereof,…