Opinion

Berrier v. Board of Commissioners

  • 186 N.C. 564
  • 120 S.E. 328
  • 1923 N.C. LEXIS 299
Court
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Filed
Dec 5, 1923
Status
Published
Author
Adaais
On the bench
Adaais
Cited by
9 cases
Authority
More cited than 73.1%

The opinion

Adaais, J.

Tbe act by wbicb tbe Legislature repealed tbe special tax voted in tbe consolidated district was ratified on 2 March, 1923, and on 9 March, during tbe February term, bis Honor signed tbe judgment in

Evans v'. Comrs.

in accordance with tbe opinion of this Court as reported in 184 N. C., 328 ; but at that time tbe abolition of tbe tax bad not been brought to bis attention. Tbe plaintiff insists that tbe General Assembly bad no legal right to abolish or repeal tbe special tax, and that tbe county board of education abused its discretion in forming tbe consolidated district. Neither position can be maintained. ¥e discover no evidence whatever of an abuse of discretion, and tbe power to levy or repeal a tax is peculiarly a legislative function.

His Honor’s judgment in tbe

Evans case

must be construed as applicable to tbe facts disclosed by tbe record, and not as concluding' tbe defendant after tbe repeal of tbe tax. Whether tbe plaintiff is not concluded by Judge Stack’s judgment refusing bis application for a restraining order we need not decide.

Tbe judgment rendered by Judge Shaw is

Affirmed.

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