State v. Waples

Merrick, O. J

This is an appeal from the decision of a Justice of the Peace, in a suit brought against the defendant to recover of Mm the sum of ten dollars, assessed against Mm as an attorney at law.

The account on which the suit was brought is in these words:

“R. Waples to the State of Louisiana, To State License on profession, as attorney-at-law, for the year 1856, $10.”

“New Orleahs, December, 1st, 1856.”

It is urged that the collection of this sum, as a license, violates Article 105 of the Constitution, because it impairs a contract, and that defendant having’ been already licensed to…