Police Jury v. Town of Mansfield

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Breaux, J.

This is an action by the plaintiff to enjoin the defendant from granting license to any one to keep a saloon and from doing any act tending to nullify the averred will of the people, as expressed at an election held in the parish which resulted in a majority against the issuance of license to follow the occupation of selling intoxicating liquors.

It is admitted that an election was legally held, under orders of the police jury, on the 11th day of September, 1895, which was regularly promulgated. It is also admitted that in the month of August,…