Police Jury v. Louisiana Petrolithic Const. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Eighth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson; P. E. Edrington, Judge. Action by the Police Jury of the Parish of Jefferson against the Louisiana Petrolithic Construction Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
Article 281 of the Constitution, as amended by joint resolution 197 of 1910, submitted to the electors of the state and adopted at the election of November, 1910, authorizes the governing authorities of road districts to incur debt and issue bonds for the purpose of constructing, improving, and maintaining public roads and highways, when authorized to do so by a vote of a majority in number and amount of the property taxpayers of the road district, qualified to vote under the Constitution and laws of the state, who shall have voted at an election held for that purpose. It provides that “no…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- St. Charles Municipal Drainage Dist. v. CousinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
3Cited by3 opinions
- Ascension Red Cypress Co. v. New River Drainage Dist.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
- Sheridan v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- Wight v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1920