City of Little Rock v. Campbell

Supreme Court of Arkansas

City of Little Rock v. Campbell

268 S.W.2d 386, 223 Ark. 746, 1954 Ark. LEXIS 744

CourtSupreme Court of Arkansas

DecidedMay 31, 1954

Docket5-430

StatusPublished

Cited by5 cases

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City of Little Rock v. Campbell, 268 S.W.2d 386, 223 Ark. 746, 1954 Ark. LEXIS 744 (Ark. 1954).

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Robinson, J.

Appellant, City of Little Rock, filed this suit against R. A. Campbell as County Judge of Pulaski County, to compel him to comply with Act 563 of 1953, which provides: “Of the amounts collected from the annual three-mill .road tax authorized by Amendment No. 3 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas in any county having a population in excess of 175,000 persons, the county court , shall apportion to the respective cities and towns within such county for use in making and • repairing public roads (streets) and bridges seventy-five per cent (75%) of said, tax collected upon property within the corporate limits of the respective said cities and towns.”

The trial court held the Act to be special legislation and therefore void as being in conflict with Amendment No. 14 to the Constitution, providing: “The General Assembly shall not pass any local or special Act. . . .”

Street Improvement Districts Nos. 481 and 485 v. Hadfield, 184 Ark. 598, 43 S. W. 2d 62, is directly in point and is controlling; there a similar Act was held to be un constitutional. For a full discussion of the point involved, see that case.

Affirmed.

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Robinson, J.

Appellant, City of Little Rock, filed this suit against R. A. Campbell as County Judge of Pulaski County, to compel him to comply with Act 563 of 1953, which provides: “Of the amounts collected from the annual three-mill .road tax authorized by Amendment No. 3 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas in any county having a population in excess of 175,000 persons, the county court , shall apportion to the respective cities and towns within such county for use in making and • repairing public roads (streets) and bridges seventy-five per cent (75%) of said, tax collected upon property within the corporate limits of the respective said cities and towns.”

The trial court held the Act to be special legislation and therefore void as being in conflict with Amendment No. 14 to the Constitution, providing: “The General Assembly shall not pass any local or special Act. . . .”

Street Improvement Districts Nos. 481 and 485 v. Hadfield, 184 Ark. 598, 43 S. W. 2d 62, is directly in point and is controlling; there a similar Act was held to be un constitutional. For a full discussion of the point involved, see that case.

Affirmed.

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