Gebhardt v. McGinty

Bussey, Justice.

In this declaratory judgment action, appellants seek an adjudication of whether or not the Forest Beach Public Service District Commission in Beaufort County may issue bonds, pursuant to a 1962 enactment of the General Assembly, 52 St. at Large, p. 857, in excess of the 8% constitutional limitation provided for by Section 5, Article X of the Constitution. Whether or not the Commission may do so depends upon the validity and' effectiveness of Act No. Ill of the Acts of 1961, 52 St. at Large, p. 116, which purports to ratify certain constitutional amendments proposed by Act No.…