Legal Opinion
Commander v. Board of Com'rs
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 29, 1942No. 36682PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Justice.
By resolution adopted on September 12, 1941, the Board of Commissioners of the Buras Levee District levied a tax for the year 1941 on all taxable property within the district. Included in the levy was a tax of five mills on the dollar for general levee purposes and a tax of one-quarter of a mill on the dollar for the payment of levee removal damage. The legality of the resolution was attacked on various grounds in a suit brought by Anthony Commander, Jr., and two other residents and taxpayers of the Buras Levee District. Petitioners prayed that the resolution be annulled and…
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