Freeman v. Lazarus
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Ouachita Circuit Court. Charles W. Smith, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This was a contest before the county court of Ouachita county to determine whether a majority of the votes cast in said county at the election in September, 18?4, were cast “.for license” or “against license.”
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Appeal from Ouachita Circuit Court. Charles W. Smith, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This was a contest before the county court of Ouachita county to determine whether a majority of the votes cast in said county at the election in September, 18?4, were cast “.for license” or “against license.” It was begun by the appellees, Lazarus & Levy, who filed an application for license, alleging that a majority of the qualified electors voting at said election had voted “for license,” but that, through the willful misconduct of the judges of said election in Bragg township in said county, the ballots…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
Jurisdiction of county eiectio^ontests'
(after stating the facts). The first . contention of the appellants is that the county court had no right to hear and decide a contest concerning the result of an election upon the question of granting or refusing liquor license. The object in holding such an election is to determine whether or not the county court may grant such license in the county where the election is held. The statute directs that all returns from such elections “shall be sealed up and forwarded to the clerk of the proper county, and by him laid before the county court.…
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