Legal Opinion
Orleans Parish School Board v. Murphy
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 8, 1924No. 26709PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
By the WHOLE COURT.
LECHE, J.
This proceeding involves the right and authority of the parish school board of New Orleans to pay the salaries of its “janitors” out of a fund expressly dedicated by the Constitution to “purchasing, constructing, repairing and maintaining buildings used for school purposes.”
Section 16 of article 12 of the Constitution reads as follows:
“The Orleans parish school board, or its successor in law, shall levy annually a. tax not to exceed seven (7) mills on the dollar on the assessed valuation of all property within the city of New Orleans assessed for city taxation and…
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2Cited by13 opinions
- Board of Directors v. All TaxpayersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
- State v. GoodmanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- State Ex Rel. Kemp v. City of Baton RougeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Bank of New Orleans and Trust Co. v. SeaveySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- Liter v. City of Baton RougeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
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