State Ex Rel. Davis v. City of Largo

KooNCe, Circuit Judge.

The line betweén judicial interpretation and legislative enactment is so thin that courts always approach with the utmost caution the duty of declaring a statute invalid. It is a rule well established that where the constitutionality of an Act is in doubt such doubt must be resolved in favor of its validity. As a general rule courts will not declare an Act of the Legislature invalid because it may be violative of the best policy, nor because it may be harsh in enforcement, nor because it is manifestly unwise, for that responsibility is upon the Legislature and the courts…