Jacksonville Gas Co. v. Lee, Comptroller

Whitfield, J.,

Chapter 14677 which became effective May 28, 1931, recites in its preamble that in the due exercise by the State of its police power, all corporations, foreign and domestic, that have filed charters in the office of the Secretary of State, should be required to file annual reports with the State in order that the State may in due course provide proper supervision of corporations, and that the expenses thereof would be a reasonable charge against the exercise of corporate privileges enjoyed by corporations authorized to do business in Florida; and enacts in Section 1 that “All…