Logan v. Parish of Ouachita

Citations

• 105 La. 499

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>Article 291 of the Constitution of Louisiana providing, as follows: “Other taxes “ may be levied by the Police Juries for road and bridge purposes, not to ex- “ ceed five mills for five years on the property of the parish, or any ward “'thereof, where the rate of taxation and the purpose thereof shall have “ been submitted to the property tax-payers of said ward or parish entitled “ to vote under the election laws of the State, and a majority in numbers and “ value of those voting at said election shall have voted in favor thereof,” is self-operative, and an enabling act by the Legislature is not needed to enable the Police Juries to proceed to hold an election to take the sense of the taxpayers on the Question of the levy of the tax in question.</p>