Arkansas State Fair Ass'n v. Hodges
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court, Second Division; Guy Fulk, Judge; 1. 83 Ark. 448, settles the law of this case in Arkansas. 50 Ark. 333. The practice is settled by 108 Ark. 184. Parol proof was admissible. 86 Ark. 74; 2 Cal. 105; 65 Ark. 53; 6 Wall. 499 ; 54 Ark. 270. See also 18 Ind. 24; 84 Kan. 856; 109 Ark. 563; 10 Pac. 858. 1. Parol proof was not admissible to ¡show that the Governor first approved the bill and then vetoed it.
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court, Second Division; Guy Fulk, Judge; 1. 83 Ark. 448, settles the law of this case in Arkansas. 50 Ark. 333. The practice is settled by 108 Ark. 184. Parol proof was admissible. 86 Ark. 74; 2 Cal. 105; 65 Ark. 53; 6 Wall. 499 ; 54 Ark. 270. See also 18 Ind. 24; 84 Kan. 856; 109 Ark. 563; 10 Pac. 858. 1. Parol proof was not admissible to ¡show that the Governor first approved the bill and then vetoed it. The record is conclusive. 60 Atl. 599; 210 111. 48; 71 N. E. 602., See also 6 Wall. 499. 2. Mandamus will not lie. 71 N. E. 604.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The appellant filed its petition for mandamus in the Pulaski Circuit Court whereby it sought to compel appellee, the Secretary of State, to publish among the acts of the Legislature of the State of Arkansas, House Bill No. 258, commonly known as the State Fair Bill, alleging that said act had been duly passed by the General Assembly at its biennial session in 1915 and had been approved by the Governor of Arkansas. Appellant alleged a special interest in the bill. The petition alleged that appellee had refused to publish said act after demand upon him, giving as his reason that the Governor of…
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