Hopkins v. Special Road & Bridge District No. 4

Citations

• 73 Fla. 247
• 74 So. 310

Syllabus

<p>1. The lawmaking power may provide any legislative regulation that does not conflict with organic law.</p> <p>2. Chapters 6208 and 6879, Laws of Florida, are general laws authorizing the establishment of special road and bridge districts in any county of the State for the governmental purpose of constructing and maintaining, permanent roads and bridges in such districts, and such statutes do not violate the provisions of the constitution that require uniformity and equality in taxation, and that forbid the taking of property without compensation or due process of law.</p> <p>3. County commissioners can exercise such authority only as is “prescribed by lawand where there is doubt as to the existence of authority it should not be assumed.</p> <p>4. Chapters 6208 and 6879, Laws of Florida, do not contemplate successive issues of bonds in the special road and bridge districts to construct roads.-and bridges except when the first issue is insufficient and the construction is not completed in the first instance.</p>