Royal v. . Sampson County

Except for certain purposes expressly named, tbe North Carolina Constitution prohibits counties and cities from contracting debts during any fiscal year “to an amount exceeding two-thirds of tbe amount by which tbe outstanding indebtedness of tbe particular county or municipality shall have been reduced during tbe next preceding fiscal year, unless tbe subject be submitted to a vote of tbe people of a particular county or municipality.” Constitution, Article V, section 4.

Tbe county of Sampson passed tbe necessary ordinances and proposes to issue and sell $49,500 bonds during tbe present…