Brown v. City of Lakeland
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division A. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Polk County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
This appeal is from an order sustaining a demurrer to a bill in equity filed to enjoin the municipality from issuing bonds for school purposes.
The, question for determination is the validity of the provisions of Section 37 of Chapter 4869, Acts of 1899, as amended by Chapter 5817, Acts of 1907, that authorizes the municipality of Lakeland to issue bonds “for the purpose of erecting school houses and maintaining a system of public education in said municipality,” to be paid by a tax levy to be made by the municipality as such.
An act of the legislature may be held to be inoperative when it is…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State ex rel. Bours v. L'EngleSupreme Court of Florida · 1898
- Board of Public Instruction v. CroomSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
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