Wilmans v. Bordwell
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. Frederick D. Fuekerson, Judge. The county judge was without authority to call a special term of court. Sand. & H. Dig. § 1165; 2 Ark. 342; 9 Ark. 326. The purported petitions were filed prematurely, and the court was without jurisdiction. 70 Ark. 175; 69 Ala. 569; 64 Ala. 244; 51 Ark. 164; 56 Ark. no. Statutory provisions as to time of. elections are mandatory: 15 Am. & Eng. Enc.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. Frederick D. Fuekerson, Judge. The county judge was without authority to call a special term of court. Sand. & H. Dig. § 1165; 2 Ark. 342; 9 Ark. 326. The purported petitions were filed prematurely, and the court was without jurisdiction. 70 Ark. 175; 69 Ala. 569; 64 Ala. 244; 51 Ark. 164; 56 Ark. no. Statutory provisions as to time of. elections are mandatory: 15 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 497; 17 Id. 552; 19 Id. 502. In statutory proceedings every jurisdictional element must affirmatively appear of record. 59 Ark. 483; 54 Ark. 643; 51 Ark. 35; 48 Ark. 238; 65…
1Opinion of the CourtHiuu, C. J.
On the nth day of January, 1901, the county court of Jackson County made an order prohibiting the sale of liquor within three miles of a school house therein designated, in the city of Newport, for a period of two years, and until revoked upon petition of a majority of the adult inhabitants of the prohibited territory.
On January 9, 1903, a petition purporting to contain a majority of the adult inhabitants signed thereto was filed. On January 12, 1903, Wilmans and other citizens filed objections, raising questions of law and fact, to this petition.
The county court of Jackson County adjourned…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bordwell v. DillsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1902
- Schuman v. SandersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
- McCullough v. BlackwellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1888
- Bridewell v. WardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
3Cited by4 opinions
- Jewett v. McConnellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
- Alexander v. PhilpotSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
- Kirten v. Chicot County Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1923
- Tallman v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922