State v. City of New Orleans

This suit was instituted for the recovery of the sum of two thousand nine hundred and fifty-live dollars, the same being one-half of the expenses incurred for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the Act of the Legislature entitled “ An Act relative to elections in the parish of Orleans,” approved March the 19th, 1857.

The allegations of the petition are admitted to be true ; but it is contended that the Act of the Legislature above mentioned is contrary to and violates Art. 124- of the State Constitution.

This Article of the Constitution is in these words :

“ The citizens of…