Police Jury v. Town of Mansura
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fourteenth Judicial District •Court, Parish of Avoyelles; Gregory Horatio •Couvillon, Judge. Action by the police jury of Avoyelles .•against the town of Mansura. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
In November, 1904, the police jury of the parish of Avoyelles caused :an election to be held throughout the parish to take the sense of the voters of the parish •on the question of whether the sale of intoxicating liquors should be licensed from .and after January 1, 1905; and the election resulted against the issuance of licenses.
On December 12, 1905, the town of Mansura, one of the towns of the parish, held a ■similar election for the town of Mansura, to take effect on and after January 1, 1906; :and the election resulted in favor of license.
Assuming that the town election had eman■cipated…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Evans v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
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