Jones v. Floyd
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pike Chancery Court; James D. Shaver, Judge; 1. The demurrer should have been sustained. The Act of May 23, 1901, is unconstitutional and void because in conflict with section 1, Art. 3, Const, and Amendment No.,2, Art. 21 and the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments to Const.
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Appeal from Pike Chancery Court; James D. Shaver, Judge; 1. The demurrer should have been sustained. The Act of May 23, 1901, is unconstitutional and void because in conflict with section 1, Art. 3, Const, and Amendment No.,2, Art. 21 and the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments to Const. U. S. Kirby’s Digest, § § 7642, etc; 24 Ark. 167; 2 Dallas 308; 6 Ark. 197; 11 Id. 481. The Constitution fixes the qualifications of voters and the Legislature can not change them unless the power is granted expressly or by necessary implication. 24 Ark. 161; 134 Ga. 292; 21 Am. Eep. 465; 97 Am. Dec. 263; 9…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Appellees were the plaintiffs in the court below, and their complaint contained the following allegations : That they were citizens, residents and taxpayers living and residing in a common school district in Howard County, adjoining School District No. 36 of Pike County, which, district, through its .directors, was made a defendant, and that each of the plaintiffs had children of scholastic age who were entitled to the common school privileges. That they and their children, with their school taxes, had been regularly transferred from a school district in Howard County to an adjoining district…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1916
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