Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1916

Carolina National Bank v. Spigner

Supreme Court of South Carolina · Decided October 14, 1916 · Messrs, Hydrick, Gage, Fraser, Prince, Memminger, Bowman, Shipp, Sease, Gary, Wilson, Smith, Peurifoy, Watts

90 S.E. 748; 106 S.C. 185; 1916 S.C. LEXIS 285 (South Eastern Reporter)

Counsel

Mr. Washington Clark , for appellant, cites: As to history of bonds in question: 12 S.C. 370 ; — Stats. 1908, p. 1372, secs. 2 and 3. Constitutionality of act granting exemption: Const. 1895, art. X, sec. 1. Power of legislature: Const. 1895, art. III, sec. 1; Cooley Const. Lim. (7th ed.) 126, 127; 15 N.Y. 532 ; 27 Vt. 140 , 142 ; 13 N.Y. 378 , 391 ; 19 Wall. 673; Cooley Const. Lim., secs. 87 and 182; 15 S.C. 592 ; 24 S.C. 68 ; 16 S.C. 34 ; 41 S.C. 233 ; 42 S.C. 298 . Right to grant exemptions: 3 S.C. 359 ; 70 S.C. 433 ; Const., art. X, 1; VIII, 8; 6 Cranch. 128. Can executive officers question the constitutionality of act granting exemption: 80 S.C. 131 ; 16 S.C. 39 ; 30 S.C. 524 ; 43 S.C. 15 and 16; 67 S.C. 167 ; 47 L.R.A. 512; 46 Neb. 62 ; 19 Utah 18 ; 120 U.S. 97 . Mr. C.T. Graydon , also for appellant, distinguishes 3 Wall. 573: Power of legislature: Cooley Const. Lim. (7th ed.) 126, 241; 15 S.C. 532 ; 27 Vt. 140 ; 13 N.Y. 378 ; 15 S.C. 592 ; 16 S.C. 34 ; 24 S.C. 68 ; 41 S.C. 233 ; 42 S.C. 298 . Mr. Attorney General Peeples and Mr. Fred. H. Dominick , for respondent, cite: Acts 1892, p. 29; 1893, p. 481; 1912, p. 738; Const. 1895, art X, sec. 5. Mr. W.H. Townsend , also of counsel for respondent. The Circuit Judges having been called to the assistance of the Supreme Court,

Opinion of the Court

The Circuit Judges having been called to the assistance of the Supreme Court,

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The opinion of the Court en banc was delivered by

Mr. Chief Justice Gary.

For the reasons stated by his Honor,, the Circuit Judge, and upon the authority of Bank v. Neil, 106 S. C. 173, 90 S. E. 744, in which the opinion has just been filed, the judgment of the Circuit Court is affirmed.

Messrs. Justices Hydrick, Gage and Fraser, and Circuit Judges Prince, Memminger, Bowman, Shipp, SeasE, Gary, Wilson, Smith and Peurifoy, concur in the opinion of the Court. Mr. Justice Watts was disqualified and did not sit in this case.

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