Citizens of De Soto Parish v. Williams
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Ninth Judicial District Court for the Parish of De Soto. Hall, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The' opinion of the court was delivered by
Watkins, J.
About twenty alleged citizens and taxpayers of the *423parish of De Soto entered suit against the Kansas City, Shreveport & Gulf Railroad Company, the president of the police jury of that parish, and the board of supervisors thereof, and demanded that the ordinance of said police jury directing an election to be held for the purpose of taking a vote on the question of levying a special tax of five mills upon the assessed valuation of all property within said parish, for the use and benefit of said railroad company, and the declaration of the…
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