Legal Opinion
Shaw, Autry and Shofner v. Adkins, Gov.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided July 14, 1941No. 4-6357, 4-6358 & 4-6376 (consolidated)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Griffin Smith, -0. J.
Original actions, authorized by Amendment No. 23 to the state Constitution, were filed by Nabors Shaw, of Poinsett county; L. H. Autry and J. Lee Bearden, of Mississippi county; and Girard P. Shofner, of Pulaski county. Each named the Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General, as respondents. It was alleged in the petitions that these officers, who constitute a board of reapportionment, erred in the result certified to the Secretary of State January 21, 1941.
In Cause No. 6357 — Shaw v. Adkins, et als. — it is asserted that Poinsett’s population of 37,670 exceeds…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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