Legal Opinion
Police Jury of Acadia Parish v. First Nat. Bank
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 25, 1914No. 20618Published
Appeal from Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Acadia; William Campbell, Judge. Action by the Police Jury of Acadia Parish against the First National Bank and others. From judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
’.SOMMERVILLE, J.
Plaintiff, police jury of Acadia parish, has availed itself of the provisions of section 4, art. 281, state Constitution of 1913, p. 91, which is as follows:
“The police juries of the various parishes throughout the state, for the purpose of constructing highways and public buildings for the parish, and the governing authorities of municipal corporations, for the purpose of paving or improving streets or alleys, and for all municipal improvements, after making provision for the payment of all statutory and ordinary charges, may fund into bonds running for a period not…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Williams v. Police Jury of Morehouse ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914