Ex parte Willis
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Certiorari to Craighead Circuit Court, Jonesboro District statement by the court. The petitioner makes this statement of the case, which is accepted by the defendant as a fair statement:- “The facts, briefly stated, are that the petitioner was fined in the city court of Jonesboro, Arkansas, for carrying a pistol concealed upon his person in violation of the ordinances of the city, the fine being assessed at $50. He appealed to the circuit court of Craighead County for the…
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Certiorari to Craighead Circuit Court, Jonesboro District statement by the court. The petitioner makes this statement of the case, which is accepted by the defendant as a fair statement:- “The facts, briefly stated, are that the petitioner was fined in the city court of Jonesboro, Arkansas, for carrying a pistol concealed upon his person in violation of the ordinances of the city, the fine being assessed at $50. He appealed to the circuit court of Craighead County for the Jonesboro District, and, after the perfection of said appeal, it was dismissed by agreement. Thereafter, and before the…
1Opinion of the Court
Hiel, C. J.,
(after stating the facts.) The act of December 14, 1.875, entitled “An Act to Prevent Discrimination in County Warrants or County Scrip,” which is section 1174, Kirby’s “All. warrants, scrip, acceptances or money shall be receivable for any taxes for city purposes, except for interest tax, and for all debts due the municipal corporation by whom the same were issued, without regard to the time or date of issuance of such warrant, scrip, acceptance or money, or the purpose for which they were issued.” The ordinance in question prohibits the acceptance as payment of debts due the…
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- Montague v. HortonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1860
- Marvin v. Town of JacobsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1890
- City of Helena v. TurnerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1880
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