Campbell v. Samples
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Crawford Circuit Court; Jeptha H. Evans, Judge; The acts of 1875 and 1891 cover the same general subject; the latter act is so at war with the former that the former cannot stand. Section 1667,of Kirby’s Digest is repealed by act 1891, p. 32. 10 Ark. 588; 27 Ark. 421; 47 Id. 488; 31 Id. 17; 11 Wall. 88; 43 Ark. 425. The act of- 1875 (§ 1667, Kirby’s Dig.) is not repealed by act March 4, 1891. 79 Ark. 213.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
Plaintiff, Ben Samples, who claimed to be a citizen and qualified elector of a certain township in Crawford County, Arkansas, instituted separate actions in the circuit court of that county against the defendants, C. J. Campbell and Jack Moore, who were judges of election at the general election held -on September 14, 1908, to- recover the penalty of $200 prescribed by the following statute:
“If any judge or clerk of any election, or any other person concerned in the conducting of any election, shall neglect, improperly delay or refuse to perform any of the duties required by law, having…
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