Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Arkansas Attorney General Reports
Decided August 8, 1989Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Bill Kerr State Representative P.O. Box 7615 Little Rock, AR 72207
Dear Representative Kerr:
This is in response to your request for an opinion on whether A.C.A. 14-47-114(b) is constitutional.
It is my opinion that this provision violates Amendment Fourteen to the Arkansas Constitution.
The statute in question provides:(a) A director of the city shall not receive any compensation for his services.(b) Directors of a city having a population of at least four thousand (4,000) but not more than four thousand five hundred (4,500) and located in a county having a population of one…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Littleton v. BlantonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
- Simpson v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1931
- Laman v. HarrillSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1961
- State Ex Rel. Burrow v. Jolly, County JudgeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1944
- Hensley v. HolderSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1957
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