Perry v. Town of Panama City

Citations

• 67 Fla. 285
• 65 So. 6

Syllabus

<p>1. Where a municipality is duly authorized to exercise a particular municipal function and the manner of the exercise of the authority is not defined by statute but is left to the City Council, the courts will not undertake to control the manner of the exercise of the authority by the City Council where no applicable rule of law is violated, and the authority given is not exceeded or abused.</p> <p>2. Municipal bonds can lawfully be issued only for municipal purposes; and when a proposed issue of bonds appears to be for a “municipal purpose,” the statute does not require the proceedings taken by the municipality or by the proper electorate preliminary to the issue of the bonds, to designate the particular municipal purpose for which they are intended to be used.</p>