Legal Opinion
Morris v. Torch Club, Inc.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 7, 1983No. 82-75PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
George Rose Smith, Justice.
The question that must eventually be decided in this case is whether Section 10 of Act 132 of 1969, Ark. Stat. Ann. § 48-1410 (Repl. 1977), which permits the serving of alcoholic beverages in private clubs in “dry” counties, is invalid because it actually amended an initiated act prohibiting the sale of liquor in a dry county, § 48-802, without receiving the two-thirds legislative vote that is required for the amendment of an initiated act. Ark. Const., Amendment 7. The trial judge compared the language of the private-club statute with the earlier initiated act and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Kemp-Bradford VFW Post 4764 v. WoodSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
- Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission v. Cliff Peck Chevrolet, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
3Cited by36 opinions
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- Fontana v. GunterCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1984
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