FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF POLK COUNTY v. JENKINS

No. 37719.

221 So.2d 740 (1969)

FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF POLK COUNTY, Public Corporation, Fred O. Dickinson, As Comptroller of the State of Florida, and Hobson Strain, As Tax Collector of Polk County, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida, Appellants, v. William JENKINS, Jr., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 16, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Quillian S. Yancey, Lakeland, for appellant Fire District No. 1 of Polk County.

John H. Dewell, Haines City, for appellants Fred O. Dickinson and Hobson Strain.

Robert L. Trohn, Lakeland, for appellee.


ADKINS, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment of the Circuit Court declaring unconstitutional that portion of Section 4, Chapter 63-1824, Laws of Florida, which empowers Fire District No. 1 of Polk County to levy special assessments against mobile home rental spaces at a rate not to exceed four dollars ($4.00) per year per rental space. The Fire District was organized pursuant to the provisions of the above Special Act, Section 4 of which provides as follows:

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