Waggner v. Police Jury
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Eighth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson; Prentice E. Edrington, Judge. Action by Oliver Y. Waggner and others against the Police Jury, Parish of Jefferson, and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
On the petition of the taxpayers, the police jury of the parish of Jefferson on March 3, 1909, ordered a special election to be held on April 15,1909, to decide whether or not a special tax of two mills should be levied for five years to build and equip schoolhouses and' to give additional support to the public schools of the parish.
The election was held pursuant to said order, and the proposed tax was carried by an overwhelming majority. The result was duly promulgated on May 5, 1909, and the tax so voted was levied for five years.
On July 3, 1909, the police jury adopted an ordinance…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Guillory v. Avoyelles Railway Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Murphy v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Baucum v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- Folse v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
3Cited by1 opinion
- State Ex Rel. Porterie v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935