City of Cabot v. Thompson

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

At issue in this case is the authority of the City of Cabot to abolish its municipal court and reinstate a police court. Our jurisdiction is pursuant to Sup. Ct. R. 29(1 )(c) as we are being asked to interpret the applicable statutes.

Cabot has been a city of the first class since 1971, which means it has a population of 4,000 or more. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 19-205 (Repl. 1980). It operated a police court until 1974, when the city council passed Ordinance No. 1 abolishing the police court and establishing in its place a municipal court. A conflict arose between the…