Mississippi County v. City of Osceola

11 This is an appeal from the Mississippi County Circuit Court’s judgment granting a permanent injunction of a March 14, 2017 special election. Appellants argue that the circuit court erred by enjoining the special election on the grounds that Act 81 of 1901, which establishes two separate judicial districts in Mississippi County, prohibits an ordinance that amends an existing sales-and-use tax and an ordinance that authorizes the issuance of bonds to finance a new Mississippi County Courthouse to be located in Blytheville, Arkansas.1 Specifically, they argue that Ordinance No. 0-2016-16,2…