Board of Public Instructions v. Board of County Commissioners
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division A. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Polk County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
The appellant sought by bill in equity in the Circuit Court for Polk County to in effect require the appellee county commissioners to ascertain and pay into the school fund of Polk county the net proceeds of all fines collected under the penal laws of the State in said county.
A demurrer to the bill of complaint was sustained and the bill dismissed. On appeal it is contended that the provision of section 9 of Article XII of the constitution that “the net proceeds of all fines collected under the penal laws of the State within the county” shall be a part of the county school fund to “be…
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