Ladwig v. Nance

Minor W. Mildwee, Justice.

On August 1, 1953, the members of the Arkansas Board of Massage, appellants herein, filed a petition in Garland Circuit court seeking a declaratory judgment construing Act 180 of the Acts of 1951, the “Massage Registration Act.” The petition alleged that appellees are engaged in the practice of massage in various bathhouses in Hot Springs, Arkansas, which are located on property ceded to the United States Government and now leased from said government; and that appellees have failed and refused to register under said Act 180 and to otherwise abide by its provisions.

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