State ex rel. Dade County v. Nuzum

BOYD, Justice.

Dade County has petitioned the court for a writ of mandamus, to be directed to specified officials of the state,1 requiring them to perform the acts necessary to effect payment to the county of a municipal share of the revenue derived from collection of beverage license taxes in the unincorporated areas of the county. The petition invokes our jurisdiction under article V, section 3(b)(5) Florida Constitution, pursuant to Florida Appellate Rule 4.5 b.

Section 561.342, Florida Statutes (1975),2 provides that counties are to receive twen*443ty-four percent of the revenue from beverage…