State ex rel. Bours v. L'Engle
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Duval County. Statement. The alternative of mandamus issued on petition of plaintiffs in error is as follows: “Whereas, it is made to appear by the petition filed in this cause, that William A. Bours, James 'A. Marvin and E. C. Pickett are and constitute the Board of Public Instruction for the county of Duval, State of Florida: That the legislature of the State of Florida enacted a law which was approved and took effect on the fourth…
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Duval County. Statement. The alternative of mandamus issued on petition of plaintiffs in error is as follows: “Whereas, it is made to appear by the petition filed in this cause, that William A. Bours, James 'A. Marvin and E. C. Pickett are and constitute the Board of Public Instruction for the county of Duval, State of Florida: That the legislature of the State of Florida enacted a law which was approved and took effect on the fourth day of June, 1897, which with its title is in the words and figures as follows, to-wit:— An Act to authorize the county of…
1Opinion of the Court
Mabry, J.:
The constitutionality of the act of 1897, set out in full in the alternative writ, is brought in question in this case. We will pass without discussion the first objection urged against the validity of this act, that it is in conflict with that provision of section 20, Article III of the constitution, prohibiting the legislature from passing any special'or local laws for the assessment and collection of taxes for State and county purposes.
The second attack on the act is that it violates the 12th Article of the constitution. This Article is on the subject of education and the first…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Stockton v. PowellSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
- State ex rel. Murphy v. BarnesSupreme Court of Florida · 1888
- United States v. Fort ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Cheney v. JonesSupreme Court of Florida · 1874
3Cited by41 opinions
- Amos v. MathewsSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
- State Ex Rel. Nuveen v. GreerSupreme Court of Florida · 1924
- Carroll v. Williams, County TreasurerTexas Supreme Court · 1918
- State ex rel. West v. ButlerSupreme Court of Florida · 1915
- Brown v. City of LakelandSupreme Court of Florida · 1911
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