Snowden v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Greene Circuit Court; Frank Smith, Judge; Notwithstanding section 9 of the act directs the payment of the funds in question to be made by the collectors to the treasurers of their respective counties, it is necessarily implied from other provisions of the act that these funds are not to be retained by the county treasurers, but should be paid to the treasurer of the district.
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Appeal from Greene Circuit Court; Frank Smith, Judge; Notwithstanding section 9 of the act directs the payment of the funds in question to be made by the collectors to the treasurers of their respective counties, it is necessarily implied from other provisions of the act that these funds are not to be retained by the county treasurers, but should be paid to the treasurer of the district. Act 318, Acts 1911, §§ 3, 10, 23. 1. Plaintiffs have not the legal capacity to sue, hence, the suit not being brought by the proper party plaintiff, the demurrer was well taken. Act, § -2. 2. The petition…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
This appeal involves the construction of a special statute enacted by the General Assembly of 1911 creating a drainage district in the counties of Greene and Lawrence styled the “Greene and Lawrence County Drainage District No. 1.” The point of controversy is whether the respective ’county treasurers of those counties shall handle and disburse the funds of the drainage district or whether the funds shall, under the terms of the act, be paid over to the treasurer of the district for safekeeping and disbursement. This is an action instituted in the circuit court by the directors of the district…
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