Police Jury v. Fidelity Nat. Bank & Trust Co.

The police jury of the parish of Acadia funded into bonds a part of the avails of its general alimony tax for the purpose of building a parish jail.

The procedure required by Act No. 40 of 1922, for ascertaining tile excess revenues of the parish, was literally complied with, and the pleadings present but one question for decision, viz., whether the action of the police jury, whereby it set aside, pledged, and dedicated aiji amount equal to two-fifths of one mill of its general tax for parochial purposes to the payment of bonds issued for the sum of 870,000, contravened the limitation-fixed by…