Beavers v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Scott Circuit Court. Edgar E. Bryant, Judge. The cardinal question in this case is, could the town of Waldron organize itself into a single school district without giving the voters of the old district who resided outside of the corporate limits, a voice in the election? The provisions of our statute governing the question are Sand. & H. Dig. secs. 7088, 7089, 7090, 7106, 7113. That meaning should be given to a statute which is most in consonance with other…
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Appeal from Scott Circuit Court. Edgar E. Bryant, Judge. The cardinal question in this case is, could the town of Waldron organize itself into a single school district without giving the voters of the old district who resided outside of the corporate limits, a voice in the election? The provisions of our statute governing the question are Sand. & H. Dig. secs. 7088, 7089, 7090, 7106, 7113. That meaning should be given to a statute which is most in consonance with other provisions on the same subject. 56 Ark. 133; 16 Kas. 587 ; 4 Ark. 410 ; 23 id. 308; 47 id. 388; 40 id. 452; 45 id. 391. The…
1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.
1. Practice in quo warranto. This action was brought by the Attorney General in the name of the State, in lieu of quo warranto. Its object is to test the legality of the organization of the town of Waldron in Scott county into a single school district. The directors of the district, whose existence is being questioned, were made defendants.
No valid objection can be urged either to the form of the action or the parties litigant. Sand. & H. Dig. secs. 7364-68; State v. Cin. Gas Light & Coke Co. 18 Ohio State, 262; State v. Com. Bank, 33 Miss. 474; 4 A. & E. Enc. 294-303; People v. Spring…
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