KIRK v. BRANTLEY

Nos. 38962, 38956.

228 So.2d 278 (1969)

Claude R. KIRK, Jr., As Governor of the State of Florida, Appellant, v. Lew BRANTLEY, Representative, 21ST District, and Mallory E. Horne, Senator, 5TH District, Individually and As Co-Chairman, Joint Management Committee, Florida Legislature, and Fred O. Dickinson, Jr., As Comptroller of the State of Florida, and Broward Williams, As Treasurer of the State of Florida, Appellees. STATE of Florida ex rel. Lew BRANTLEY, Representative, 21ST District, and Mallory E. Horne, Senator, 5TH District, Individually and As Co-Chairmen, Joint Management Committee, Florida Legislature, Relators, v. Claude R. KIRK, Jr., As Governor of the State of Florida, Fred O. Dickinson, Jr., As Comptroller of the State of Florida, and Broward Williams, As State Treasurer of the State of Florida, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 10, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald Mager, Tallahassee, for appellant-respondents.

William G. O'Neill, Ocala, of O'Neill & Trammell and Joseph C. Jacobs of Ervin, Pennington, Varn & Jacobs, Tallahassee, for appellees-relators.


BOYD, Justice.

These consolidated cases are before us on petition for writ of mandamus and appeal from the order of the Circuit Court of Leon County upholding the validity of Chapter 69-3, Laws of Florida, and declaring the duty of the Comptroller, Governor and Treasurer to do all acts required for the issuance of warrants for legislative salaries pursuant to that Act.

Chapter 69-3, Laws of Florida, provides as follows:

"Section 1. Subsection (1)...

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