State v. City of Punta Gorda

On Rehearing

Pursuant to rehearing granted, we have reconsidered the record here in the light of additional briefs filed, and we are persuaded that we should have followed our opinion and judgment in the case of State v. City of Manatee, 140 Fla. 248, 191 Sou. 529, and cases there cited, wherein we said:

“In municipal bond refunding cases, statutes may under Section 8, Article VIII of the Constitution, remove statutory limits on taxation for bond paying purposes so that refunding bonds issued under Section 6, Article IX of the Constitution may not be affected by tax limitations in force when…