State and Diver v. City of Miami

This proceeding was brought by the City of Miamr'under Sections 5106-5112, C. G. L. 3296-3302, R. G. S., for the validation of certain Water Revenue Certificates proposed to be issued by it under authority of Section 3 (7) of the Charter of Miami* as amended by Chapter 16561, Acts of 1931, Laws of Florida. The lower court entered a decree confirming and validating such cer*282tificates and the State of Florida, statutory defendant below, and Joseph S. Diver, an intervening taxpayer, have prosecuted this, their joint appeal, from the validation decree.

The Water Revenue Certificates involved were…