Legal Opinion

Kelly v. Rapides Parish Police Jury

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 30, 1936No. 33322PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ODOM, Justice.

The police jury of Rapides parish, by ordinance adopted on November 30, 1934, called a special election to be held in wards 9 and 10 of that parish to take the sense of the qualified voters of those two wards on two' separate and distinct propositions: First, whether spirituous liquors of an alcoholic content greater than 3.2 per cent. and less than 6 per cent, by volume should be sold therein; and, second, whether spirituous liquors of an alcoholic content greater than 6 per cent, by volume should be sold in those wards.

The election was held on December 31, 1934. According to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Vidrine v. EldredSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
  2. Hart v. PicouSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
  3. Hagens v. Police Jury of Caddo ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
  4. Darbonne v. Village of OberlinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
  5. Maggiore v. LochbaumSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. ReedSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
  2. Flowers v. ShearerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
  3. Pennix v. Webster Parish Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
  4. Frazier v. Police Jury of Winn ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
  5. Flowers v. ShearerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937

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