Smith Bros. Inc. v. Williams

Where legislation is invalid because in its enactment or in its terms it violates organic law, such invalid legislation may not be rendered valid by a subsequent legislative act. State ex rel. Nuveen v. Greer, 88 Fla. 249, text 271, 102 So. R. 739. If the validating act violates the Constitution it is inoperative. Town of Enterprise v. State, 29 Fla. 128, 10 So. R. 740. See also City of Orlando v. Giles, 51 Fla. 422, 40 So. R. 834; Weinberger v. Board, 93 Fla. 470, 112 So. R. 253. But a statute may validate illegal or unauthorized administrative assessments or other administrative acts done…