Case Name: W. P. Douglas vs. Parish of Morehouse
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1885
Citations: 1 Gunby 56
Docket Number: 
Parties: W. P. Douglas vs. Parish of Morehouse.
Judges: 
Reporter: Legal points decided by the Second circuit court of Louisiana (Gunby's Reports)
Volume: 1
Pages: 56–56

Head Matter:
W. P. Douglas vs. Parish of Morehouse.

Opinion:
Mayo, J.
Under Act 30, of Extra Session of 1877, Police Juries may make a contract fixing the amount of the sheriff's pay in criminal matters, with two provisos: 1. That the amount contracted for does not exceed fifty per cent, of the fees allowed by law to the sheriff. 2. That it does not exceed $500 for each representative.
2.Article 119 of the Constitution is self-acting and requires no legislative or-parochial action to put it into operation. Summoning jurors is part of the expenses in criminal matters, and is covered by the limit of $500.