State v. Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans

The petition alleges that plaintiff complied with the provisions of section 13 of Act 111 of 1902, as amended by Act 15 of 1915 (Extra Sess.) and became a civil service employee of the sewerage and water board of the city of New Orleans; that he was first employed as a meter reader, but was promoted to the position of clerk in the water department of the board; that he was summarily dismissed from the service on February 14, 1921, without cause and without a hearing; and, at the date of his dismissal, he was receiving a salary of $135 per month. The prayer of the petition is for an…