Polk v. Booker
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; John E. Martineau, Chancellor ; 1. Act 302 of the Acts of 1913, being a general law, affecting the whole State, and covering the entire subject of road improvements, necessarily repeals the prior special act under which the appellees assume to proceed, Act 402 of the Acts of 1909. See § § 86 and 33 of Act 302, Acts 1913; 158 S. W. 1075; 84 Ark. 329; 80 Ark. 411-415; 82 Ark. 302; 88 Ark. 324; 92 Ark. 600; 100 Ark. 500; 101 Ark. 238; 105…
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Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; John E. Martineau, Chancellor ; 1. Act 302 of the Acts of 1913, being a general law, affecting the whole State, and covering the entire subject of road improvements, necessarily repeals the prior special act under which the appellees assume to proceed, Act 402 of the Acts of 1909. See § § 86 and 33 of Act 302, Acts 1913; 158 S. W. 1075; 84 Ark. 329; 80 Ark. 411-415; 82 Ark. 302; 88 Ark. 324; 92 Ark. 600; 100 Ark. 500; 101 Ark. 238; 105 Ark. 79. 2. Act 325 of the Acts of 1913, repeals Act 402 of the Acts of 1909, because the amount of assessment permits a…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
The General Assembly of 1907 passed a special statute applicable only to Jefferson County, entitled “An Act to provide for the creation of improvement districts for the building, constructing, maintaining and repairing of public roads.” The act provides for the formation of road districts by order of the county court and for. the appointment of directors by the county court, and also makes appropriate provision for the assessment of benefits and collection of the assessments for the purpose of constructing the road.
This court, in Parkview Land Co. v. Road Improvement District No. 1, 92 Ark.…
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- Road Improvement District No. 1 v. GloverSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
- Parkview Land Co. v. Road Improvement District No. 1Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
- Hampton v. HickeySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1908
- Jones v. OldhamSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
- Road Improvement District No. 2 v. WinklerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
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