State Ex Rel. Lane Drug Stores, Inc. v. Simpson

Frank A. Smith, Circuit Judge.

This proceeding in mandamus is one of a number of cases pending in this court, all of which attack the validity of Chapter 16848, Laws of Florida, 1935, and which is commonly known as The Chain Store Tax Act, also as Senate Bill No. 724, which last reference will hereinafter be used for the sake of convenience.

Also because of the necessity for frequent reference thereto as a discussion of the case progresses, it is considered well to copy here the following portions of the Act, to-wit:

“An Act to provide for the relief of the public free schools of' the State of…