Legal Opinion · Concurrence
State ex rel. Bonsteel v. Allen
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 10, 1922Published
A ’Case of Original Jurisdiction.
1ConcurrenceWest, J.
The federal government and the various state governments in co-operation have entered upon a comprehensive program of road building. Funds necessary for this purpose are derived from federal and state taxation and are made available by legislative appropriation. The ¿uthority of the federal government for participation in this pro*232gram is its constitutional power to establish post offices and post roads. The powers exerted by a state government in its participation in this public improvement are the taxing power and the police power. The object prompting the undertaking is generally the public…
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