Harris v. Baden, (1944)
Court: Supreme Court of Florida
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Visitors: 19
Judges: SEBRING, J.:
Attorneys: Wallace Tervin, for appellants.
G.B. Knowles, for appellee.
Filed: Apr. 25, 1944
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: Chapter 22380, Special Laws of Florida, 1943, prohibits cattle and certain other domestic animals from running or roaming at large in that portion of Manatee County, Florida, lying north of the Manatee River and west of the Range Line dividing Ranges 19 and 20 East; and makes it a misdemeanor for persons owning such livestock or having the same under their custody or control to allow them to run or roam at large there. The act also provides for impounding and for sale of such animals unless the
Summary: Chapter 22380, Special Laws of Florida, 1943, prohibits cattle and certain other domestic animals from running or roaming at large in that portion of Manatee County, Florida, lying north of the Manatee River and west of the Range Line dividing Ranges 19 and 20 East; and makes it a misdemeanor for persons owning such livestock or having the same under their custody or control to allow them to run or roam at large there. The act also provides for impounding and for sale of such animals unless the s..
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I do not think the Act was ever ratified as required by the terms of the Act because the record shows that the Act has not become effective by "being approved and ratified by a majority of the qualified electors of the territory described in Section one of this Act at an election to be held on the first Tuesday in August 1943."
A majority of the designated electors did not vote in that election and the Act requires the approval of a majority of the qualified electors of the territory described.
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