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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided May 17, 1977Published

1Opinion of the Court

QUESTION:

May the Legislature, by special act, divide the lands within the Ranger Drainage District (organized under the general drainage district law) into two units or zones and apportion assessments imposed on such lands according to special benefits received from improvements or special benefits bestowed?

SUMMARY:

In the absence of any constitutional provision, expressly or by necessary implication prohibiting the exercise of the lawmaking power of the state, the Legislature may enact a special act dividing the lands within a drainage district organized under the general drainage district…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lainhart v. CattsSupreme Court of Florida · 1917
  2. Sun Insurance Office, Limited v. ClaySupreme Court of Florida · 1961
  3. Hopkins v. Special Road & Bridge District No. 4Supreme Court of Florida · 1917
  4. State v. Board of Public InstructionSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
  5. Bannerman v. CattsSupreme Court of Florida · 1920

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