Edwards v. Police Jury
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Á PPEAL from the Twelfth District Court, Parish of Avoyelles. jL\. Blackman, J. 1. A special privilege, or power, must be availed of, Stricti Juris. 2. The modo, manner, time and extent of enforcing any special right, privilege or authority, granted exclusively by the Consitution, must bo construed in accordance with it, and is mandatory. 3. Any special tax authorized to be assessed by cho General Assembly, for special purposes, such as are mentioned in articles 202 and. 209…
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Á PPEAL from the Twelfth District Court, Parish of Avoyelles. jL\. Blackman, J. 1. A special privilege, or power, must be availed of, Stricti Juris. 2. The modo, manner, time and extent of enforcing any special right, privilege or authority, granted exclusively by the Consitution, must bo construed in accordance with it, and is mandatory. 3. Any special tax authorized to be assessed by cho General Assembly, for special purposes, such as are mentioned in articles 202 and. 209 of the Constitution of Tjouisiana, m\\§{> he fixed ^definitely by the General Assembly, 2 Curt. 439, and the time,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of tbe Court was delivered by
3EP3IUDEZ, C. J.
Tbe object of this suit is to prevent tbe removal of tlie parish seat of <. e Parish of Avoyelles from Marksville to another point in tbe paiLh.
The grounds upon which the suit resis are : That the Act of 1880, No. 104. relative to such removal, is unconstitutional, and if not such, that the requirements of said act have not been complied with.
*858The defense is that the act is constitutional to a certain extent, and unconstitutional as regards part of a section, and that the constitutional exigencies having been observed, the removal can be…
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