State v. City of Pensacola

The City of Pensacola filed its petition to validate one million dollars in recreation revenue certificates. They will hereafter be referred to as certificates. Other essential procedural steps were taken, appellants, as taxpayers, were permitted to intervene and on final hearing a decree was entered validating the certificates. This appeal is from the final decree.

It is first contended that the certificates brought in question are invalid because they have not been approved by a majority vote of the freeholders as required by Section 6, Article IX of the Constitution, F.S.A.

We do not think…