Graham v. Nix
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Dallas Chancery Court; J. M. Barker, Chancellor; 1. The Constitution on the removal of courthouses, county seats, seats of justice, etc., only applies to and contemplates a removal from one town to another. Removals of courthouses from one lot to another in the same town are within the jurisdiction of county courts. Const.
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Appeal from Dallas Chancery Court; J. M. Barker, Chancellor; 1. The Constitution on the removal of courthouses, county seats, seats of justice, etc., only applies to and contemplates a removal from one town to another. Removals of courthouses from one lot to another in the same town are within the jurisdiction of county courts. Const. Ark. art. 7, § 28; 26 Ark. 37; 50 Id. 447; 34 So. 171; Kirby’s Digest, § § 1014, 1015; 63 Ark. 397; 68 Id. 340; 73 Id. 523; 93 Id. 1; 67 Miss. 1; 118 Ind. 51; 20 N. E. 642; Const, art. 13, § 3; 51 Ark. 540. 2. Legislative Use. All the acts passed refer to…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
The county seat of Dallas County was, by vote of the people at an election duly held on August 29, 1908, removed from Princeton to Fordyce, and an order of removal was duly entered by the county court, after canvassing the returns, pursuant to the result of said election. Before the election for removal of the county seat was ordered, an abstract of title to a tract or lot in the town of Fordyce proposed to be donated as a site for the new courthouse was filed and presented with the petition of the citizens who asked for the removal. The proposed tract or lot was properly and accurately…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Russell v. JacowaySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1878
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- Hudspeth v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1892
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