Case Name: Police Jury of Jefferson Parish vs. George Pursglove
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1880
Citations: 1 Mann. Unrep. Cas. 93
Docket Number: No. 6768
Parties: Police Jury of Jefferson Parish vs. George Pursglove.
Judges: 
Reporter: Unreported cases heard and determined by the Supreme Court of Louisiana, from January 8, 1877, to April, 1880
Volume: 1
Pages: 93–93

Head Matter:
No. 6768.
Police Jury of Jefferson Parish vs. George Pursglove.
Police juries are limited to the same rate oí taxation as is imposed by the State for her government.
Other taxes than the general levy for parochial government are legal only when authorized for specific purposes by special laws.
Appeal from a Justice of the Peace court.
Fisk for Plaintiff. Mithoff for Defendant Appellant.

Opinion:
Manning, C. J.,
applies the ruling in Lafitte v. Morgans, 29 La. Ann. 1.
Judgment reversed and rate reduced to four mills.