State v. Sloan
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court. Thomas B. Martin, Judge. The act under consideration is unconstitutional in that it embraces two special appropriations under one head and in one bill. Const.1?Ark. 1874 art. 6, §§ 29, 30; 7 So. 231; 4 La. Ann. 298; 13 Mich. 494; 32 La. Ann. 780; 39 Pae. 1096; 13 So. 688; 29 Pac. 771. The erection of the new capitol is not a necessary expense of government, and it requires a vote of two-thirds of both houses to appropriate money therefor.
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Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court. Thomas B. Martin, Judge. The act under consideration is unconstitutional in that it embraces two special appropriations under one head and in one bill. Const.1?Ark. 1874 art. 6, §§ 29, 30; 7 So. 231; 4 La. Ann. 298; 13 Mich. 494; 32 La. Ann. 780; 39 Pae. 1096; 13 So. 688; 29 Pac. 771. The erection of the new capitol is not a necessary expense of government, and it requires a vote of two-thirds of both houses to appropriate money therefor. Const, art. 8, § 31. The joint resolution was not legally passed. It required the governor’s assent. Const. U. S. art.…
1Opinion of the CourtBattle, J.
This action involves the constitutionality of an act of the general assembly entitled, “An act to provide for the erection of a new State Capitol,” approved April 17, 1899. For the purpose of erecting and completing a new state capitol building for the State of Arkansas at the city of Little Rock, in this state, this act provides for the appointment and organization of a board to be known as the “Board of State Capitol Commissioners,” and, among other things, makes it their duty, as soon as practicable, to secure a suitable set of plans and specifications for the capitol building to be…
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- People ex rel. Drake v. MahaneyMichigan Supreme Court · 1865
- Carson v. St. Francis Levee DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1894
- Ackley School District v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Davis v. GainesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1886
- Carter County v. SintonSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
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- Black v. CockrillSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1965
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