Stoudenmire v. West Volusia Hospital Authority

DREW, Justice.

The appeal in this case is from a decree of the Circuit Court for Volusia County directly passing upon the validity of Chapter 57-2085, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1957, Ex.Sess., which creates the West Volusia Hospital Authority and provides for its operation. The decree is contested only insofar as it sustains Sections 14 and 16 of the cited act against contentions that they violate Section 3 of Article IX,1 Sections 16 and 17 of Article VIII,2 and Section 5 of Article IX,3 Florida Constitution, F.S.A.

*226One feature of the act in controversy is its provision4 that taxes…