State v. Hebert
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twentieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Terrebonne; William E. Howell, Judge. Evariste Hebert'was accused of violating an ordinance of the police jury of the parish of Terrebonne, requiring owners to dip their cattle for the eradication of fever-carrying ticks. Demurrer to bill of information sustained, and the State appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The defendant was accused of violating an ordinance of the police jury of the parish of Terrebonne, requiring the owners to dip their cattle, for the eradication of fever-carrying ticks. He filed a demurrer to the bill of information, contending that the police jury had no authority to enact the ordinance. Judgment was rendered in his favor, sustaining the demurrer. The state prosecutes this appeal.
The issues presented in this case are the same that were decided to-day in the case of State v. Abe Malone (No. 22,838) 76 South. 790, ante, p. 331.
For the reasons assigned in the decision of that…
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