Pickens v. Board of Apportionment

Grieein Smith, Obief Justice.

In a cause styled Smith v. The Board of Apportionment, 219 Ark. 611, 243 S. W. 2d 755, the directive was that Pulaski county, or the senatorial district of which it became a part, be given at least three senators. This was thought necessary, as the opinion reflects, because the 1950 census disclosed a county population of 196,685, the population of the state was 1,909,511, and the Thirteenth district embracing Pulaski county alone was under-represented from a numerical standpoint by a percentage equation of 80.26.

Amendment No. 23 to the Constitution requires the…