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POWERS ET AL. v. STATE ED. FINANCE COMM'N

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222 S.C. 433 (1952)

73 S.E.2d 456

POWERS ET AL. v. STATE EDUCATIONAL FINANCE COMMISSION ET AL. EDWARDS ET AL. v. STATE EDUCATIONAL FINANCE COMMISSION ET AL.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

November 14, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Willcox, Hardee, Houck & Palmer, of Florence, for Petitioners.

Messrs. Paul A. Sansbury, and Samuel Want, of Darlington, for Respondents.

Messrs. Clifton & Cuttino, of Sumter, for intervening Petitioners.

Messrs. T.C. Callison, Attorney General, and James S. Verner, Asst. Attorney General, of Columbia, for the Educational Finance Commission for South Carolina; Henry C. Jennings, of Bishopville, for Lee County Board of Education; and L.E. Purdy, of Sumter, for Sumter County Board of Education, Respondents.

November 14, 1952.

OXNER, Justice.

On account of the public importance of the question involved and the desirability of an early determination thereof, we permitted this action to be brought in the original jurisdiction of this Court. While other issues are raised, it is only necessary to decide the following:

(1) Does Section 5, Article 11 of the Constitution prohibit the General Assembly from authorizing...

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