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CIPRIANO v. CITY OF HOUMA

No. 705.

395 U.S. 701 (1969)

CIPRIANO v. CITY OF HOUMA ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 16, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Watkins argued the cause and filed briefs for appellant.

Eugene E. Huppenbauer, Jr., argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Ted J. Borowski.

Briefs of amici curiae were filed by Jack P. F. Gremillion, Attorney General, and John V. Parker for the State of Louisiana et al., and by Irving A. Jennings, J. A. Riggins, Jr., and Rex E. Lee for the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District.

PER CURIAM.

In this case we must determine whether provisions of Louisiana law which give only "property taxpayers" the right to vote in elections called to approve the issuance of revenue bonds by a municipal utility are constitutional. This case thus presents an issue similar to the one considered in Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15, ante, p. 621. With one judge dissenting, a three-judge District Court determined that the Louisiana provisions...

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