Barrow v. Moffett

This appeal is from a decree validating bonds to be issued by the Board of Public Instruction of Plighlands County under Chapter 12844, Acts of 1927, to raise funds to pay the outstanding floating indebtedness incurred in the support or maintenance of the public free schools in the county, such bonds to be paid from “a part of the tax provided for by ‘Section twelve (12)’ of the Constitution of the State of Florida.”

“Section 8. Each county shall be required to assess and collect annually for the support of the public free schools therein, a tax of not less than three (3) mills, or more than…