Satan Fraternity v. Board Public Instruction, (1945)
Court: Supreme Court of Florida
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Visitors: 3
Judges: TERRELL, J.:
Attorneys: Allen Clements, attorney for appellants.
John J. Lindsey, J. Tom Watson, Attorney General, and Frank J. Heintz, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Filed: Jul. 24, 1945
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: The Legislature of 1943 enacted Chapter 21777 banning the organization of fraternities, sororities, and other secret organizations in the public schools of Florida and prohibiting pupils enrolled therein from becoming members of such organizations. The appellants were complainant below, held *Page 224 membership in the "Satan Fraternity" which was proscribed by the act, and were enrolled as pupils in one of the public schools of Dade County. They brought this suit in equity seeking a declaratory
Summary: The Legislature of 1943 enacted Chapter 21777 banning the organization of fraternities, sororities, and other secret organizations in the public schools of Florida and prohibiting pupils enrolled therein from becoming members of such organizations. The appellants were complainant below, held *Page 224 membership in the "Satan Fraternity" which was proscribed by the act, and were enrolled as pupils in one of the public schools of Dade County. They brought this suit in equity seeking a declaratory ..
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Undoubtedly both the title and the body of the Act (Ch. 21,777) prohibit secret societies in our public schools. This was clearly within the legislative power. But I do not think that the second sentence of Section 1 of the Act was within the subject of the Act as stated in its title. Otherwise I concur in the above opinion.
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