Texarkana v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Miller Chancery Court. James D. Shaver, Chancellor. Roads and streets are synonymous terms. 24 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 986; 27 N. Y. 269; 36 Ela. 196; 3 Nev. 361; 93 Am.
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Appeal from Miller Chancery Court. James D. Shaver, Chancellor. Roads and streets are synonymous terms. 24 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 986; 27 N. Y. 269; 36 Ela. 196; 3 Nev. 361; 93 Am. Dec. 416. Expenditure of money raised under section 7358 of Kirby’s Digest upon the streets is not a diversion of the funds. 36 Ela. 196. All doubts are resolved in favor of the validity of an act. 59 Ark. 528; 39 Ark. 355; 51 Ark. 539. Acts are construed according to the intention of the Legislature. 178 U. S. 41; 160 U. S. 100; 37 Ark. 494; 40 Ark. 432; 65 Ark. 529. The control of the streets is vested in the city…
1Opinion of the CourtRiddick, J.
This is a suit in equity by the city of Texarkana against the collector of taxes for Miller County to restrain him from paying certain road taxes collected by him into the county treasury, and to compel him to pay four-fifths of the road tax collected on property within the limits of said city into the treasury of the city, to be expended by the city for the improvement of its streets, and further to enjoin the county judge of that county from expending such part of the tax on roads outside of the city limits.
The defendants appeared, and filed a demurrer to the complaint, which was sustained…
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