Jewett v. McConnell
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court; Daniel Hon, Judge, When first elected, Harp qualified on October' 31, and entered upon the discharge of his duties on November 1. Upon re-election, he qualified in the afternoon of October 31. His first term could not have expired before midnight of that day, and likewise, his second term did not expire until midnight of October 31, 1912. Constitution 1874, Schedule, § § 17, 20, 24, 26 and 29; 13 Ark. 654; 10 Ark. 497; 33 Ark. 421; 52…
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Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court; Daniel Hon, Judge, When first elected, Harp qualified on October' 31, and entered upon the discharge of his duties on November 1. Upon re-election, he qualified in the afternoon of October 31. His first term could not have expired before midnight of that day, and likewise, his second term did not expire until midnight of October 31, 1912. Constitution 1874, Schedule, § § 17, 20, 24, 26 and 29; 13 Ark. 654; 10 Ark. 497; 33 Ark. 421; 52 Ark. 265; 81 Ark. 258; 73 Ark. 418; 61 Ind. 584; 15 Peters (U. S.) 141; 18 Wall. (U. S.) 112. The Constitution, art. 7, §…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
Appellant presented Ms petition to the circuit court of Sebastian County, Fort Smith District, praying for a writ of peremptory mandamus to compel appellee, as clerk of the county court, to enter of record a certain order of said county court in which he (appellant) is interested, pronounced on October 31, 1912, by Jesse A. Harp, who, it is alleged, was then the duly acting judge of said county court:
Appellee 'responded to the petition, denying that any such order had been pronounced by the county court, and alleged that the term of office of said Jesse A. Harp had expired, and that his…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Best v. PolkSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- State ex rel. Smith v. AskewSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1886
- Aven v. WilsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1895
- Wilmans v. BordwellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
3Cited by6 opinions
- Marcellus v. WrightMontana Supreme Court · 1921
- Hendricks v. HodgesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1916
- State ex rel. Wood v. CothamSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
- Reed v. BradfordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
- Opinion No., Arkansas Attorney General Reports1997
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