Nash v. Town of Tarboro

Tbis appeal presents only one question: Is tbe cost of construction, maintenance and operation of a hotel by a municipality, a “public purpose,” within tbe meaning of Article Y, Section 3, of our Constitution? Tbe cited section provides: “Taxes shall be levied only for public purposes.” It must be conceded, therefore, that tbe defendant is without authority to proceed with tbe proposed project unless tbe above question is answered in tbe affirmative. For it is settled with us beyond question, that there can be no lawful tax which is not levied for a public purpose. Briggs v. Raleigh, 195 N.…