Police Jury v. Town of Ponchatoula
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Tangipahoa; Olay Elliott, Judge. Action by the police jury of the parish of Tangipahoa against the town of Ponchatoula. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
By Act No. 221, p. 451 of 1902, it is provided that an election may be held in any village, town, city, ward, or parish of the state to determine whether the sale of intoxicating liquors shall be licensed or not in the locality; and it is further provided that villages, towns, and cities shall be controlled in their action in regard to the sale of liquors by the result of the election in the ward or parish in which they are situated.
The town of Ponchatoula held an election, and declared in favor of the sale of liquors; and thereupon the police jury of the parish, claiming that it had held an…
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