Legal Opinion

Davis v. County Board of Education

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided October 10, 1923PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.

“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.” Const., Art. VII, sec. 7. Since this section applies to a taxing school district and since “a majority of the qualified voters” means a majority of the registered voters, the judicial declaration of the board of commissioners that the election was carried in favor of levying the special tax and issuing…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Smith v. School Trustees.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
  2. Kirk v. RhoadsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1873
  3. State Ex Rel. DeBerry v. NicholsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1889
  4. State Ex Rel. Quinn v. LattimoreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1897
  5. Town of Hendersonville v. JordanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1908

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
  2. Hilliard v. ParkTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Watts v. BrewerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
  4. State v. ShookSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
  5. Wichelmann v. City of GlencoeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1937

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