Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 25:235

  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts

A.  The board may, on its own initiative, and shall, when requested by petition of not less than twenty-five percent of the duly qualified property taxpayers resident, submit to the property taxpayers a proposition for a special tax, as provided by the constitution and laws of this state, for the purposes of this Part.  This tax, if approved, shall be levied and assessed annually as authorized by the voters and collected and used exclusively for the purposes of this Part.  

B.  St. Landry Parish and each municipality within the district shall contribute its pro rata or equitable share of the cost and expenses.  

C.  St. Landry Parish and each municipality within the district may use general funds or special funds voted, levied, and collected for the purpose of this Part to fund the district.  

Acts 1990, No. 405, §1.  

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