Dunn v. Lott
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Little River Circuit Court. STATEMENT OR PACTS. Several petitions were filed in the county court of Little River county in 1897, asking for an order for an election for removal of the county seat from Richmond to the places named in the petitions. These petitions were heard by the county court in May, 1897, and the court refused to order the election.
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Appeal from Little River Circuit Court. STATEMENT OR PACTS. Several petitions were filed in the county court of Little River county in 1897, asking for an order for an election for removal of the county seat from Richmond to the places named in the petitions. These petitions were heard by the county court in May, 1897, and the court refused to order the election. An appeal was taken to the circuit court, and the cause heard there upon the petitions of appellees, the answer and remonstrance of appellants, and an agreed statement of facts. The finding of the circuit court is as follows: “The…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.) This is an appeal from a judgment ordering an election on a petition for the removal of a county seat. The only question presented is whether the amendment to the constitution requiring each voter to exhibit a poll-tax receipt or produce other evidence of the payment of his poll-tax before voting affected or changed the statute in reference to the removal of county seats.
The statute in question provides that the county court may order an election to submit the proposition for removal of a county seat to the voters whenever one-third of “the qualified…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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