Waterman v. Hawkins
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Petition for mandamus to Marcus L. Hawkins, Chancellor. The act is void because it denies to accused parties now in jail a speedy trial. Const., art. V, § 25. The act is void because the notice required by the Constitution was not given. 123 Mo. 399; Const, art. III., § 57; 1 Ark. 219. The court cannot inquire into the publication of notice. 48 Ark. 370. The bill is plain and certain in its terms. 66 Ark. 466; Suth.
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Petition for mandamus to Marcus L. Hawkins, Chancellor. The act is void because it denies to accused parties now in jail a speedy trial. Const., art. V, § 25. The act is void because the notice required by the Constitution was not given. 123 Mo. 399; Const, art. III., § 57; 1 Ark. 219. The court cannot inquire into the publication of notice. 48 Ark. 370. The bill is plain and certain in its terms. 66 Ark. 466; Suth. Stat. Const. § 332. Petitioners have no right to question the constitutionality of the act, except so far as it applies to the chancery court. 31 Ark. 261. Petitioners fail to…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCueeoch, J.
The General Assembly, by an act approved February 12, 1881, established a certain portion of the territory of Desha County as a separate judicial district, to be known as the “Watson District of Desha County,” and provided that regular terms of the circuit and probate courts should be held therein, with jurisdiction coextensive with the boundaries described. Juridiction over the remaining territory of the county was left in the courts to be held at the county seat, Arkansas City. Upon the establishment of the second chancery district, it was provided that terms of the chancery court should be…
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