Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Attorney General v. State Board of Education
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 20, 1937No. 4-4945PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrieeiN Smith, C. J.
By the terms of act 162, approved March 1, 1937, the State Board of Education, subject to approval of the Governor, is authorized to issue and sell “State Board of Education Bonds.”
The state, on relation of the Attorney General, filed complaint in the Pulaski chancery court, alleging that certain authority which act 162 undertakes to confer upon the State Board of Education is in excess of the legislative power, in that Amendment No. 20 to the state constitution, adopted in 1934, prohibits the pledging of any of the state’s revenues. That amendment is:
“Except for the purpose of refunding the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hagar v. Reclamation District No. 108Supreme Court of the United States · 1884
- King County v. Seattle School Dist. No. 1Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Alabama v. SchmidtSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Mills County v. Railroad CompaniesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- United States v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
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3Cited by16 opinions
- McArthur v. SmallwoodSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1955
- Muse v. Prescott School Dist.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1961
- Jacobs v. SharpSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1947
- Christenson v. FeltonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1956
- Walls v. State Board of EducationSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938
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