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State ex rel. Attorney-General v. Burns

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 15, 1896PublishedCited by 36 opinions

Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Escambia county. STATEMENT. The relator on June 24th, 1895, filed in the Circuit Court of Escambia county an information in which he alleged the passage of the act of the Legislature of the State of Florida, entitled “An act to provide for the creation of the city of Pensacola, now known as the provisional municipality of Pensacola, and for the government of said city of Pensacola, and to provide for its officers and their terms of…

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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Escambia county. STATEMENT. The relator on June 24th, 1895, filed in the Circuit Court of Escambia county an information in which he alleged the passage of the act of the Legislature of the State of Florida, entitled “An act to provide for the creation of the city of Pensacola, now known as the provisional municipality of Pensacola, and for the government of said city of Pensacola, and to provide for its officers and their terms of office, and to provide for the support and maintenance of said government and improvement of said city,” and its approval by…

1Opinion of the Court

Mabry, C. J.:

The title of the act, Chapter 4513, laws of 1895, as we must-consider it, is “An act to provide for the creation of the city of Pensacola, now known as the provisional municipality of Pensacola, and for the government of said city of Pensacola, and to provide for the support and maintenance of said government and improvement of said'city.” In the title of the enrolled bill signed by the Governor, and as published in the acts of the Legislature, the additional words “and to provide for its officers and their terms of office” are found, but we have held in the case of State ex rel.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Le Roy v. HurlbutMichigan Supreme Court · 1871
  2. County Commissioners v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of Florida · 1895
  3. State ex rel. Turner v. HockerSupreme Court of Florida · 1895
  4. State ex rel. Gonzalez v. PalmesSupreme Court of Florida · 1887
  5. State ex rel. Attorney-General v. GreenSupreme Court of Florida · 1895

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. State v. BryanSupreme Court of Florida · 1905
  2. Amos v. MathewsSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
  3. State Ex Rel. Davis v. LoveSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
  4. Flynn v. Little Falls Electric & Water Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
  5. Potter v. LainhartSupreme Court of Florida · 1902

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