State ex rel. Davis v. Police Jury of Webster Parish
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Parish of Webster; Richard Cleveland Drew, Judge. Application by the state, on the relation of W. G-. Davis, for writ of mandamus to the police jury of Webster parish. From an order granting the writ, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BREAUX, O. J.
Relator asked for a writ of mandamus against the police jury of the parish of Webster.
He seeks to have the liquor license in the ward in which he proposes to open a liquor-saloon fixed at $2,500.
The license at this time, fixed in accordance with an ordinance of November 8, 1906 is $5,000, for the year 1907.
Relator urges that a license of $5,000 is-prohibitory, and for that reason illegal.
The judgment appealed from makes the mandamus peremptory and orders the police jury to meet within 20 days and fix the license for the year 1907 at the amount of $2,500.
From that judgment, the…
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