Supreme Court of North Carolina December 11, 1946 (Purser v. Ledbetter)

Seawell, J.

Article Nil, section 7, of the Constitution reads as follows :

“That n.o_ county, city, town or other municipal corporation .shall contract any debt, or 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 expense thereof unless by vote of the majority of the qualified voters therein.