Mayor of the Town of New Iberia v. New Iberia & Bayou Carlin Drainage District

Citations

• 106 La. 651

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>1. Act No. 33 of 1900, being the latest expression of legislative will upon the subject of drainage within the corporate limits of the town of New Iberia, must be held to control prior legislation, and to vest in the Mayor and Tru*tees of the town exclusive authority upon that subject.</p> <p>2. The title of Act 114 of 1900 expresses but one object, but the last section of the act is broader than the title, and, therefore, unconstitutional, but in so far, only, as it undertakes to repeal Act No. 5 of 1899, as an entirety, and does not confine the repeal to so much of said act as is contrary to, or Inconsistent with, its own provisions.</p> <p>3. Article 281 of the Constitution, whilst contemplating that drainage districts shall be established as distinct entities, Imposes no restrictions upon the General Assembly in the matter of the selection of the officers by whom the affairs of such districts are to be administered, and the courts can Impose none.</p>