Mathews v. Town of Farmerville
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Union; Robert Brooks Dawkins, Judge. Action by Clifton Mathews against the town of Farmerville and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtNicholls, J.
The plaintiff alleged: That the town of Farmerville had passed and promulgated an ordinance “levying a street tax on all residents between certain ages, providing for work onjthe streets in lieu of such tax, and fixing the penalty for failure to pay such tax or to do such work in lieu thereof.” (Ordinance No. 5.) That the mayor and council had likewise passed and promulgated Ordinance No. 11, providing for work to be done on the streets of Farmerville by all persons subject to road duty under the road laws of the state of Louisiana, and giving an option to all persons subject thereto to pay…
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