Townes v. McCollum

This is a suit by the appellants, three taxpayers, to enjoin the Board of Election Commissioners of St. Francis County from holding- an election to determine whether horse racing is to be permitted in the county. The statute provides that such an election may be called upon the petition of 15% of the qualified electors in the county. Ark. Stats. 1947, § 84-2721. Here the complaint attacks the sufficiency of the petition, upon the ground that the names of 159 specified persons were placed on the petition by someone other than the persons themselves. It is further alleged that unless restrained…