State ex rel. Bonsteel v. Allen

Citations

• 83 Fla. 214
• 91 So. 104

Syllabus

<p>1. Where the title of an act amendatory of the Revised General Statutes, .gives the numbers ofi the sections of the law-designed to be amended, and also briefly expresses the general subject embraced in, such sections, if they have a common connection with the general subject, it is sufficient notice to the legislature and to the public, as reasonably to lead to an inquiry into the body of the bill to ascertain what changes are proposed in the existing law, and anything germane to the general subject expressed in the title may be included in the act.</p> <p>2. “Fixing maximum weights,” “Classification of vehicles by weights as well as by structure of tires,” and “Legislating certain vehicles from use of roads,” are -matters- properly connected with the operation of motor vehicles, and germane thereto.</p> <p>3. While it is within the power of the courts to declare laws levying license taxes void because of the unreasonable and arbitrary exercise of the State’s power -either in the classification or in fixing the amount of the license, such power will not be exercised unless the amount of the license tax is so great, or the classification so palpably arbitrary as to be beyond the necessities for .the legislation, or equivalent to an impairment of the constitutional rights of property, or tend to prevent a great number, if not all persons from pursuing otherwise lawful occupations which do not impair public safety, public health, or injure public property.</p> <p>4. The prohibition of the. use on the public highways outside of municipalities of motor vehicles of certain weights enumerated1 in Section 5 of' the Act amending Section 1011 Revised General Statutes, is not unreasonable when considered in connection with the character of our existing public highways. .</p> <p>5. The appropriation of money is the setting 'it apart formally or officially for a special use or purpose, and where that is done by the legislature in clear and unequivocal terms in a duly enacted