White Hall Agr. Co. v. Police Jury
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Tenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Concordia; John S. Boatner, Judge. Suit by the White Hall'Agricultural Company and others against the Police Jury of Concordia Parish and others to restrain the collection of a special school tax. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
BREAUX, C, J.
Plaintiff seeks to have a special school tax of three mills on the dollar decreed noncolleetable and null.
The period for which it is proposed to levy the tax at the rate stated is 30 years on the assessed value of taxable property of school district No. 5 of Concordia parish.
A petition was presented to the police jury of the parish for an election by the voters to determine whether a tax should be levied for the schools or not in the district numbered as above.
The petition addressed to the police jury was granted, and the election was held on May 17, 1910. The result was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State ex rel. Labauve v. MichelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
- Excelsior Planting & Manufacturing Co. v. GreenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
- Grinage v. Times-Democrat Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- City of New Orleans v. Salamander InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1873
- Same CaseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1843
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