Scougale v. Page

"WooteN, Sp. J.

By act No. 11, of the General Assembly of Arkansas, approved February 4, 1927, the' state declared its policy to take over, construct, repair, maintain and control all the public roads in Arkansas which comprised the system of state highways, as defined by the act.

At that time, many of the roads in the various counties, (mostly gravel roads) had been constructed, by the formation of improvement districts, under what was known as the Harrelson Act. (Act No. 5, Extra Session of 1923.) In order to raise revenue with which to pay for the construction, annual assessments were levied…