Amos v. Mathews

The above entitled two causes, while not involving identical questions throughout, are in relation to the same subject matter and involve a financial policy of the State developed in the legislation of the Extraordinary Session of the Florida Legislature of 1929. The subject of such legislation was the collection and distribution of an excise tax on gasoline to provide funds for the expenses of the State Road Department; the payment and ultimate retirement of county and road district bonded indebtedness incurred to build state highways and local roads; to aid county public schools and to aid…