Bell v. Crawford County

Louis B. Jones, Jr., Special Justice.

The court is being asked to construe provisions of the Arkansas Constitution, article 16, sections 9,11 and 13, and amendments 13,17 and 25 and thus jurisdiction arises under Rule 29 1. a.

Appellants are mayors of four municipalities in Crawford County (Van Burén, Alma, Mulberry, and Mountainburg) who are bringing a class action suit in their capacities as individual taxpayers against the quorum court and various officials of the county. The mayors are representing interests of the municipal taxpayers who allege they are not receiving their fair share of…