Williams v. Police Jury of Morehouse Parish
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Morehouse; Ben C. Dawkins, Judge. Action by Alex N. Williams and others to enjoin the Police Jury of Morehouse Parish from carrying into effect certain ordinances. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, C. J.
Plaintiffs, as citizens and taxpayers of Morehouse parish, applied for a writ of injunction restraining the police jury from carrying into effect certain ordinances, adopted in October, 1913, which provide for the erection of a courthouse, and appropriate $4,500 in part payment of the compensation of the architects for drawing the plans and specifications and supervising the construction of the same; The district court, after hearing, declined to issue the writ, and plaintiffs have appealed.
Police Jury Ordinance No. 88 of October 9, 1913, declares the…
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