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State ex rel. St. Martin v. the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Charles

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 15, 1877No. 6516PublishedCited by 9 opinions

APPEAL from the Fourth Judicial District Court, ptarish of St. Charles. Flagg, J.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Manning, C. J.

The relator, alleging that he is the Parish Attorney and District Attorney pro tempore of St. Charles parish, and is entitled *147to receive $1789 47 from the police jury thereof as compensation for back salary and perquisites for 1874 and salary and perquisites for 1875, prayed and obtained a mandamus to compel the assessment and collection of a tax sufficient to pay his claim. The writ was directed to the members of the police jury, ordering them to convene, and make an assessment of a tax of two mills on the dollar; to -the collector,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Diggs v. PrieurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1845
  2. Hubert v. AuvraySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1834
  3. Louisiana College v. State TreasurerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1831

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State ex rel. People's State Bank v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
  2. State Ex Rel. Saint v. ToupsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
  3. State Ex Rel. Summit Fidelity and Surety Company v. Police Jury of Rapides ParishLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
  4. State ex rel. Mattern v. City of N. O.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1928
  5. State Ex Rel. Martin v. BaileySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929

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