Dade County v. State

In proceedings brought by the county under the statute to validate bonds proposed to be issued by Dade County pursuant to Chapter 13088, Acts of 1927, an answer by the State Attorney challenged the validity of the statute upon grounds that it violates Section 27, Article III, Section 7, Article XVI, of the State Constitution as well as upon other grounds not necessary to be stated. The court held the Act to be unconstitutional and denied validation of the bonds. The county appealed.

The Constitution contains the following:

“The Legislature shall provide for the election.by the people or…