STATE v. CITY OF PENSACOLA


40 So.2d 574 (1949)

The STATE of Florida, and others, Appellants, v. The CITY OF PENSACOLA, a municipal corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida, Division B.

May 20, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Botts, Pensacola, for appellants.

F. Churchill Mellen, Pensacola, for appellee.

J. McHenry Jones, Pensacola, amicus curiae.


CHAPMAN, Justice.

The City of Pensacola, on February 8, 1949, enacted Ordinance No. 8-49, authorizing additions, extentions and improvements to its existing sewer system and further authorized the issuance of sewer certificates in the aggregate sum of $400,000. The City adopted an Ordinance on October 8, 1948, levying an excise tax on the sale to consumers of electricity, water, gas and telephone services, with which to service the sewer certificates over a period...

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