Carnes v. Police Jury
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Red River; Charles V. Porter, Judge. Action by John W. Carnes and others against the police jury of the parish of Red River. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
The police jury of the parish of Red River, finding that its license tax of $5,000 upon retailers of spirituous liquors was being evaded, passed an ordinance offering a reward of $50 to any one furnishing evidence for the conviction of the offenders, and the present suit is an injunction of this ordinance by citizens and taxpayers who say the powers of the police jury are limited and defined, and do not include the authority to pass such an ordinance.
The police jury admits that it possesses only such powers as are granted either expressly or by necessary implication, but says that the…
2Cited by3 opinions
- City of Shreveport v. MarounSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
- Luchini v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- State v. OverbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917