Nall v. Kelley
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Grant Chancery Court; J. P. Henderson, Chancellor; 1. That provision of the Act under which the commissioners are attempting to establish and construct the road through the town of ¡Sheridan without first obtaining the consent of the land owners in said town is in ■direct conflict with the State Constitution, Art. 19, Sec. 27. See also 71 Ark. 556; 59 Ark. 116; Kirby’s Dig., % 5665. By section 8 of the Act it is provided that the board of commissioners ¡shall…
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Appeal from Grant Chancery Court; J. P. Henderson, Chancellor; 1. That provision of the Act under which the commissioners are attempting to establish and construct the road through the town of ¡Sheridan without first obtaining the consent of the land owners in said town is in ■direct conflict with the State Constitution, Art. 19, Sec. 27. See also 71 Ark. 556; 59 Ark. 116; Kirby’s Dig., % 5665. By section 8 of the Act it is provided that the board of commissioners ¡shall ascertain the cost of the improvement and the plans ¡of 'the ¡same, and then, if they deem it expedient to make the…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
The Legislature at the 1915 session -enacted a special statute creating ta read improvement district in Grant County (Act 48, p. 136, Acts 1915), embracing a considerable portion of lands of that county and authorizing the beard -of commissioners to improve a -certain public road known as the Pine Bluff, ¡Sheridan land Hot 'Springs road. That road runs clear across the county /and passes ¡through the incorporated town of Sheridan. The statute provides a complete scheme for the organization of the district, the formation -of plans for the improvement, the assessment of benefits, and for the…
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