Cole v. Schoonover
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Randolph Circuit Court; W. E. Beloate, Special Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is an application to compel the collector, by mandamus to accept in payment for taxes, certain county warrants which had been refused by him because they had not been presented and registered' at the calling in of the warrants of the county by the county court.
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Appeal from Randolph Circuit Court; W. E. Beloate, Special Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is an application to compel the collector, by mandamus to accept in payment for taxes, certain county warrants which had been refused by him because they had not been presented and registered' at the calling in of the warrants of the county by the county court. On the 5th day of January, 1912, the county court of said county made and entered of record a judgment reciting: In the matter of calling in for registration the outstanding - county warrants of Randolph County, “It appearing to the court…
1Opinion of the Court
Kirby, J.,
(after stating the facts). It is conceded that the warrants described in the complaint are barred and worthless if the judgment of the county court calling in the warrants for registration on the 5th day of July, 1912, is valid. Section 1175, Kirby’s Digest, provides:
“Whenever the county court of any county may deem it expedient to call in the outstanding warrants of said county in order to redeem, cancel, reissue or classify the same, or for any lawful purpose whatever, it shall be the duty of said court to make an order for that purpose, fixing the time for the presentation of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gibney v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1888
- Cope v. CollinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1881
- Nevada County v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Perry CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1908
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- Austin-Western Road MacHinery Co. v. BlairSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1935