Rice v. Lonoke-Cabot Road Improvement District No. 11
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lonoke Chancery Court; John E. Martillean-, Chancellor; The bill that passed the House and Senate was. not signed by the Governor, and the bill signed by the Governor did not pass the House and Senate. 41 Ark. 475; 72 Id. 569; 49 Id. 333; 83 Id. 465; 86 Id. 529; 71 Id. 541. The records show that every constitutional requirement with reference to the passage of the bill was met. The cases cited by appellant have no application.
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Appeal from Lonoke Chancery Court; John E. Martillean-, Chancellor; The bill that passed the House and Senate was. not signed by the Governor, and the bill signed by the Governor did not pass the House and Senate. 41 Ark. 475; 72 Id. 569; 49 Id. 333; 83 Id. 465; 86 Id. 529; 71 Id. 541. The records show that every constitutional requirement with reference to the passage of the bill was met. The cases cited by appellant have no application. There is no question but that the enrolling clerk inadvertently omitted certain sections of land in copying the original bill, but the Secretary of State…
1Opinion of the CourtHumphreys, J.
Appellant, and others similarly situated, instituted suit against appellee in the Lonoke Chancery Court to enjoin the ¡Board of Commissioners of the appellee district, and the assessors of said board, from proceeding to build, or attempting to build, any road within the proposed district, upon the ground that Act 669 of the Acts of 1919 of the Legislature of Arkansas, under which said district was created, is void, for the alleged reasons, first, that the bill was not presented to the Governor for approval within the time required by law; second, that the enrolled bill signed by the Governor…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Harrington v. WhiteSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1917
- Booe v. Road Improvement District No. 4Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
- Chicot County v. DaviesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1882
- Haney v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1879
- Mechanics Building & Loan Ass'n v. CoffmanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Keenan v. PriceIdaho Supreme Court · 1948
- State Ex Rel. Foster v. NaftalinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
- State Ex Rel. Brassey v. HansonIdaho Supreme Court · 1959
- Handy Dan Improvement Center, Inc. v. AdamsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
- State Ex Rel. Board of Commissioners v. WrightWyoming Supreme Court · 1945
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