City of Lake Worth v. State

THOMAS, Justice.

Under the provisions of Sec. 8, Art. VIII, of the Constitution of Florida, F. S.A., the legislature has the power to establish municipalities and prescribe their powers. This plenary power is subject only to restrictions specified in the Constitution. Town of Palm Beach v. Vlahos, 153 Fla. 781, 15 So.2d 839.

When the legislature created the City of Lake Worth by the enactment of Chapter 25962, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1949, the city was empowered in that charter to construct and operate utility plants for the distribution of water and electricity to its inhabitants,…