Legal Opinion
Wight v. Police Jury
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 31, 1920No. 23996Published
Appeal from Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of Sabine; John H. Boone, Judge. Proceedings to annul tax levy by Pearl Wight, receiver of the Texas & Pacific Rail: way Company, against the Police Jury of Sabine Parish and others. From decree annulling the proceedings, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The defendants, the police jury, the tax assessor, and the tax collector of the parish of Sabine, appeal from a judgment annulling the proceedings of the police jury, proposing'to levy a special tax of 8 y2 mills for 30 years and to issue negotiable bonds to the amount of $70,000.
The district judge assigned three reasons for declaring the proposed tax and bond issue illegal, in his written opinion, viz.:
“(a) Because two separate propositions were submitted to the voters at one and the same time, and they were not given an opportunity by the ballot to vote on each proposition separately; (b)…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sheridan v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- Police Jury v. Louisiana Petrolithic Const. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913