Watts v. Oliphant

Lewis, Justice.

The question to be decided in this appeal is whether the General Assembly complied with the requirements of Article XVI, Section 1, of the Constitution of South Carolina in proposing and ratifying an amendment to Article X, Section 5, of the Constitution, relating to an increase in the bonded debt limit of the School District of Chester County.

It is proposed to issue general obligation bonds of the School District of Chester County in the amount of $600,-000.00. Article X, Section 5, of the Constitution originally imposed an 8% debt limitation upon the School District, which…