Favrot v. City of Baton Rouge

Motion to Dismiss.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Poché, J.

A statement of tlie jdeadings is necessary to a proper understanding of tbe grounds of the motion to dismiss this appeal.

*231Plaintiff enjoined the sale of his property for municipal taxes claimed thereon for the year 1882, and for several years previous thereto.

His grounds are in substance:

1. That the rate of taxation claimed of Mm is in excess of the restriction placed to the taxing power of the city of Baton Rouge by its charter, which is Act 44 of 1878.

2. That there was no legal assessment; that tax rolls had not been exposed…