Swords v. Baillio

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Blanchard, J.

This is an action to enforce payment by defendant rf a parish license of $2,000 for conducting the business of retail liquor dealer for the year-1901, together with 2 per centum per month interest thereon, as penalty, from January 1, 1901, and 10 per centum on the amount to be collected as attorney’s fees.

The allegation is ma'de that this license was duly levied by the parish authorities, but that the defendant resisted the collection of the same on the ground that he was exempted therefrom by the terms of Act 141 of the acts of 1900.

The…