Legal Opinion
Weaver v. Recreation District
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided October 13, 1997No. 24696PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Justice:
This case involves the constitutionality of Act No. 817, 1969 Acts 382, the act which created the Richland County Recreation Commission (Recreation Commission or District). The circuit court upheld the constitutionality of the act. We reverse.
FACTS
Act No. 317 authorizes the Recreation Commission, in pertinent part:
[t]o levy upon all the taxable property in the District a tax of not exceeding five mills per annum to meet the cost of operating and maintaining ... recreational facilities under its jurisdiction. Such tax shall be levied by the county auditor and collected by the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lillard v. MeltonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1915
- Evans v. Beattie, Comptroller GeneralSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1926
- Thompson v. South Carolina Commission on Alcohol & Drug AbuseSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1976
- Southern Railway Co. v. KaySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1901
- Crawford v. Johnston, GovernorSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1935
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- McCall v. IKONCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2008
- Campbell v. Hilton Head No. 1 Public Service DistrictSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2003
- Sloan v. Greenville Hospital SystemSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2010
- Campbell v. Hilton Head No. 1 Public Service DistrictDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1999
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