Hunter v. Owens
Supreme Court of Florida
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County; E. B. Donnell, Judge. STATEMENT. Chapter 7080, Acts of 1915, creates and incorporates “a Special Taxing District in Palm Beach County, Florida, to be known as ‘South Lake Worth Iniet District’ embracing” stated areas, and provides that the governing body of said South Lake Worth Inlet District shall consist of six persons, qualified electors of said District, who shall be known as and designated by “The Board of…
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An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County; E. B. Donnell, Judge. STATEMENT. Chapter 7080, Acts of 1915, creates and incorporates “a Special Taxing District in Palm Beach County, Florida, to be known as ‘South Lake Worth Iniet District’ embracing” stated areas, and provides that the governing body of said South Lake Worth Inlet District shall consist of six persons, qualified electors of said District, who shall be known as and designated by “The Board of Commissioners of South Lake Worth Inlet District,” and who shall be elected as provided for in this Act. It is- also prbvided,…
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
(after making the foregoing statement).
—A bill seeking to have declared' invalid Chapter 7080, Acts of 1915, on grounds that it violated the State and Federal Constitutions was dismissed and an appeal was taken.
The statute.creates “South Lake Worth Inlet District” in Palm Beach County and authorizes a tax not exceeding ten mills on all the taxable property in the district *827for the main purpose of constructing an inlet between the southern end of Lake Worth and the Atlantic Ocean, for the expressly stated statutory purpose of “the maintenance of the health of the inhabitants of the territory…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Board of County Commissioners v. Board of Pilot CommissionersSupreme Court of Florida · 1906
- Redman v. KyleSupreme Court of Florida · 1918
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