Larey v. Continental Southern Lines, Inc.

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

The question to be determined on this appeal is whether Ark. Stat. Ann. § 75-1251 (Supp. 1965) [Section 11, Chapter 2, Act No. 40 of the Acts of the First Extraordinary Session of the General Assembly of 1965] is constitutional. The action was brought against the Commissioner of Revenues of the State of Arkansas 1 by appellees, all of whom are in the business of transporting passengers and goods, for hire, in interstate commerce to and through. Arkansas by motor buses which use special distillate fuels. Each of them filed reports, showing the mileage traveled, on…