Vincenheller v. Reagan
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Washington Circuit Court. John N. Tillman, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellant filed his petition in the circuit court of Washington county for a mandamus against the appellee, as secretary of the board of trustees of the University óf Arkansas, which petition (omitting the style of the court and parties) is as follows: “The petitioner, W. G-. Yincenheller, states that by the act of congress of the United States, approved March 2, 1887, entitled ‘An act to…
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Appeal from Washington Circuit Court. John N. Tillman, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellant filed his petition in the circuit court of Washington county for a mandamus against the appellee, as secretary of the board of trustees of the University óf Arkansas, which petition (omitting the style of the court and parties) is as follows: “The petitioner, W. G-. Yincenheller, states that by the act of congress of the United States, approved March 2, 1887, entitled ‘An act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several states under the…
1Opinion of the Court
Battle, J.,
(after stating the facts). By an act of congress, entitled “An act donating public lands to the several states and territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts,” approved July 2, 1862, lands and scrips were donated to the several states, and it was provided that all moneys derived from the sale of such land and scrips “shall be invested in stocks of the United States, or of the states, or in some other safe stocks, yielding not less than five per cent, upon the par value of said stocks; and that the moneys so invested shall constitute…
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