State ex rel. Wood v. Cotham
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Quo warranto; judgment of ouster against the respondent. 1. The question involved here depends upon the construction which should be placed upon the provisions of sections 17 and 50 of article 7, Constitution of 1874. Did the framers of the Constitution mean to fix a term of four years to begin at the time the first judges should be declared elected, with sitceessive terms of four years each, or did they intend that upon the happening of a vacancy for any cause, a new full…
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Quo warranto; judgment of ouster against the respondent. 1. The question involved here depends upon the construction which should be placed upon the provisions of sections 17 and 50 of article 7, Constitution of 1874. Did the framers of the Constitution mean to fix a term of four years to begin at the time the first judges should be declared elected, with sitceessive terms of four years each, or did they intend that upon the happening of a vacancy for any cause, a new full term was to commence. This court is committed to the former construction. 15 Ark. 664; 48 Ark. 82. Since in every…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
The Eighteenth Judicial Circuit was created by an act of the General Assembly of 1911, Act 114, p. 78, which contained the following provisions concerning the appointment of a judge and a prosecuting attorney:
“Sec. 3. That the Governor shall appoint a circuit judge to preside over and a prosecuting (attorney for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, who shall hold their respective offices until their successors shall be elected and qualified, in conformity with the provisions of the general laws of the State of Arkansas applicable thereto; such circuit judge and prosecuting attorney shall be…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State ex rel. Smith v. AskewSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1886
- Cobb v. HammockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- State ex rel. Attorney General v. StevensonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
- Jewett v. McConnellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
- McMahan v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Means v. TerralSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1920
- Howell v. Howell Stevens v. StevensSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1948
- Means v. TerralSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1920
- Opinion No., Arkansas Attorney General Reports1997
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