McElveen v. Stokes

Bussey, Justice.

This is an action brought by appellants against the respondents to declare unconstitutional an Act passed by the General Assembly of South Carolina entitled “An Act to Provide for the Appointment and Terms of Office of the Members of the Lee County Forestry Board.” (Act No. 601 of the Acts of 1961); to declare the appellants to be lawfully constituted members of the board; to enjoin the respondents J. C. Stokes, R. J. Makela, Claude Berry and B. B. Davis from acting as members of said board, and to declare the said Act null and void.

The circuit judge issued a temporary…