Legal Opinion
Tornillo ex rel. Tornillo v. Dade County School Board
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1972No. 71-1774PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge:
In the Constitution of the State of Florida, adopted in 1968, is the following provision:(a) Counties, school districts, and municipalities shall, and special districts may, be authorized by law to levy ad valorem taxes and may be authorized by general law to levy other taxes, for their respective purposes, except ad valorem taxes on intangible personal property and taxes prohibited by this constitution.(b) Ad valorem taxes, exclusive of taxes levied for the payment of bonds and taxes levied for periods not longer than two years when authorized by vote of the electors who…
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- Dorchy v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Tornillo v. Dade County School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972