Sing v. City of Charlotte

*64Winborne, J.

Two questions arise on tbis appeal: (1) Are tbe operation, maintenance, and improvement of a municipally owned airport necessary expenses within the meaning of Art. VII, sec. 7, of the Constitution of North Carolina? (2) Can the governing body of a municipality make an appropriation and levy a tax for a contingent fund, and when the tax money is collected transfer it to, and use it for, a purpose for which such body is without authority to levy a tax?

Both questions are answered in the negative. The action of the city council as the governing body of the city of Charlotte in making…