White Hall Agr. Co. v. Police Jury
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Tenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Concordia; J. S. Boatner, Judge. Action by the White Hall Agricultural Company and others against the Police Jury of Concordia Parish and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
The White Hall Agricultural Company, and the Concordia Planting Company brought this suit to have declared null an election of the taxpayers of school district No. 5 of the parish of Concordia to determine whether or not to levy a tax of three mills upon the property within the limits of the district for a period of 30 years for the purpose of erecting school buildings in the district.
The complaint is that no legal election was held by the taxpayers, and that the police jury promulgated the result of the election, and declared that the vote was in favor of the tax; that this election was null…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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