Legal Opinion
Police Jury v. St. Charles Parish Waterworks District No. 2
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 5, 1962No. 46200PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDERS, Justice.
This is a declaratory judgment action. The appeal poses the question of the constitutionality of LSA-R.S. 47:646, which provides for the distribution of the severance tax allocated to the various parishes •among the governing authorities thereof in proportion to the amount of ad valorem taxes payable to each governing authority.
The Police Jury of the Parish of St. ■Charles instituted this action for a declaratory judgment decreeing that it was the sole recipient of severance tax funds allocated to the parish and that LSA-R.S. 47:646 was unconstitutional insofar as it provided…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. RonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Interstate Oil Pipe Line Co. v. GuilbeauSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
- Walker v. Vicksburg, S. & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Union Sulphur Co. v. Parish of CalcasieuSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- State v. Arkansas Louisiana Gas CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Ancor v. Belden Concrete Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- BP Oil Co. v. Plaquemines Parish Gov.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- City of Natchitoches v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- Buras v. Orleans Parish Democratic Executive CommitteeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
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