State ex rel. Buford v. Watkins

On Rehearing.

Ellis, J.

In February, 1923, the Attorney General obtained an alternative writ of mandamus directed to W. Roger Watkins as Clerk of the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, to require him to render to the Board of County Commissioners for that county a sworn statement showing in detail the expenses of his office, fees and commissions collected, and the gr$ss and net income thereof for the year ending December 31, 1922, under the provisions of Chapter 8497, Laws of Florida, 1921.

The return challenged the constitutionality of the Act.

In an opinion delivered by Mr. Justice Browne…