Loze v. Mayor
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL PROM THE COURT OF THE FIRST DISTRICT. The .plaintiff was farmer of the taxes on drays, carts, and other vehicles, imposed by an ordinance of the city council, promulgated in French only. As farmer he prosecuted various delinquents, and failed. He instituted this suit for indemnification. There was judgment for the defendants, and the plaintiff appealed. No law is binding on the public unless it be published both in the English and French languages.
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
The plaintiff, farmer of the collection of certain taxes imposed by ordinances of the city council, was cast in several actions for the recovery of these taxes, on the pleas of the defendants that they could not be bound to pay taxes imposed by ordinances of the city council promulgated in the French language only; and those under which he claimed not having been promulgated in any other manner, he appealed to the City and Parish Court, in which he was assisted by the counsel of the city, and the judgments were confirmed.
He brought the present suit for relief, and is appellant of the judgment…
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