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· 2/20/1900

State v. . Gallop

Citations

  • 35 S.E. 180
  • 126 N.C. 979
  • 1900 N.C. LEXIS 346

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “Municipalities are creatures of our law and are created as political subdivisions of the state as a convenient agency for the exercise of such powers as are conferred upon them by the state.”
  • “All acts done by [a municipality] must find authority in the law of their creation.“
  • \All acts done by [a municipality] must find authority in the law of their creation.\
  • Type A general law municipalities derive their power from the general laws of the state and may exercise only such authority as is specifically delegated to them by the Legislature.
  • “Municipalities . . . possess only such powers and privileges as have been expressly or impliedly conferred upon them. All acts done by them must find authority in the law of their creation.”
  • “Municipalities are creatures of our law and are created as political subdivisions of the state as a convenient agency for the exercise of such powers as are conferred upon them by the state.”

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Judges: Clark

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