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431 U.S. 159 97 Supreme Court Reporter 2162 52 United States Reports Lawyer’s Edition 2d Series KF101.8 U54 223 E. C. CHAPPELLE, Jr., appellant,v.The GREATER BATON ROUGE AIRPORT DISTRICT et al Number 76-352 of the May 16, 1977 Rehearing Denied June 27, 1977. See 433 915, 2990. PER CURIAM. 1 The judgment is reversed. Turner versus Fouche, 396 346, 361-364, 90 532, 24 567 (1970). 2 Opinion on remand, 357 So.2d 824. 3 Mr. Justice REHNQUIST, dissenting. 4 Appellant, Chappelle, wished to serve, upon appointment, as a commissioner Greater Baton Rouge Airport Commission. He, however, was deemed not qualified since, at time his he owned no "property assessed in East Parish," required by Louisiana Act 151 1969. sole requirement that own property, whether real or personal, parish. We sit judge constitutionality, wisdom, this restriction. & N Dec. Immigration and Nationality Decisions am unable agree Constitution, prior cases from Court, require today's declaration unconstitutionality. 5 This has regularly sustained imposition city county residency requirements municipal employees. McCarthy Philadelphia Civil Serv. Comm'n, 424 645, 96 1154, 47 366 (1976); Detroit Police Officers Assn. Detroit, 405 950, 1173, 31 227 (1972); see also Bute Quinn, 535 Federal Reporter, 2nd 1285 (C.A.7), cert. denied, 429 1027, 651, 50 630 (1976). It dubious best public officeholder any assessable property within parish more burdensome, less rational, than family live 6 durational five seven years for candidates office state governor senator, Kanapaux Ellisor, 419 891, 95 169, 42 L.Ed. 136 (1974); Sununu Stark, 420 958, 1346, 43 434 (1975). If State can impose five-year its highest political office, it should be able minimal locational persons seeking airport district. Appeal concluded: 7 "In enacting 1969, legislature sought insure members commission would have substantial interest performing their duties effectively conscientiously. could concluded reasonably owners Parish interest." App. 22-23. 8 Surely reasonable conclude so case situations involving residency, requirements. Since believe opinion inconsistent with these cases, light later extend (1970), respectfully dissent.

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