Forbes v. Board of Health

Citations

• 27 Fla. 189

Syllabus

<p>1. It is a well settled rule that when a repealing act re-enacts substantially the provisions of the act repealed, the latter is construed not to be thereby destroyed or interrupted in its operation.</p> <p>2. The 9th section of the act of 1889, Chapter 3859, Laws of Florida, repealed the act of 1885, chapter 3608, Laws of Florida, but along with the repealing section, and taking effect at the same time, the legislature re-enacted substantially the provisions of the act of 1885, providing- for the creation of county boards of health and constituting them corporations: Held, That the act of 1889 must be construed as an amendment of the act of 1885, creating county boards of health, and the boards created under the latter act are continued in existence with such modifications as are contained in the former act.</p>