Ex parte Young
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Howard Circuit Court. The finding of the court being one of law, there -was no necessity for a bill of exceptions. 26 Ark. 536, 662; 27 Ark. 464; 34 Ark. 684; 39 Ark. 258; 43 Ark. 398; 47 Ark. 17; 61 Ark. 33; 65 Ark. 278; 66 Ark. 180. The discretion to be exercised by a court must be reasonable; otherwise it is subject to correction. 10 Ark. 527; 64 Ark. 162; 72 S. W. 48; 21 Ark. 460; 70 Ark. 420; 67 Ark. 142; 69 Ark. 368. The county judge has no arbitrary power…
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Appeal from Howard Circuit Court. The finding of the court being one of law, there -was no necessity for a bill of exceptions. 26 Ark. 536, 662; 27 Ark. 464; 34 Ark. 684; 39 Ark. 258; 43 Ark. 398; 47 Ark. 17; 61 Ark. 33; 65 Ark. 278; 66 Ark. 180. The discretion to be exercised by a court must be reasonable; otherwise it is subject to correction. 10 Ark. 527; 64 Ark. 162; 72 S. W. 48; 21 Ark. 460; 70 Ark. 420; 67 Ark. 142; 69 Ark. 368. The county judge has no arbitrary power to confirm or refuse to confirm a sale of sixteenth section lands, n Ark. 44; 27 Ark. 419; 29 Ark. 354; 37 Ark. 495; 60…
1Opinion of the CourtBattue, J.
The statutes of this State provide that “whenever the inhabitants of any congressional township in this State shall desire the sale of the sixteenth section of such township, * *" * they may, by written petition signed by a majority of the adult male inhabitants of such township, require the collector of taxes, or, if there be no collector, them the sheriff of the county wherein such land is situated, to sell the sameand that, “upon the reception of the petition, the collector shall ascertain that it is signed by a majority .of the male inhabitants of such township, and shall immediately…
2Cited by2 opinions
- James v. MallorySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906