Supreme Court of Louisiana April 15, 1871, No. 3235 (Benjamin v. Parish of East Baton Rouge)

Howell, J.

Plaintiff sues upon several warrants issued to him for the erection of a bridge in tlie parish under contract, and drawn upon *330■the “bridge fund,” and he asks the court to order the assessor and collector to assess and collect ■ a tax sufficient to pay Ms claim and costs, under the provisions of act No. 69, of 1869, re-enacted in the Revised States, 1870, articles 2.