Reed v. Howerton Engineering Co.

Tbe first contention cannot be sustained. Article VII, section 7, of tbe State Constitution, is 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 the same except for the necessary expenses thereof, unless by a vote of the majority of the qualified voters therein.”

This Court has uniformly held that a sewer system was a necessary expense within the meaning of the Constitution, and unless so prescribed by the Legislature, a vote of the majority of the qualified…