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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Aug 2, 2007
positions to be elected at-large. 1 Statue [sic] 6-13-630 gives the school board of directors the authority to make such a revision in the voting structure. * * * It seems to us that if the school board of directors has … [citing Pertuis v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Dec 19, 2001
See Jernigan v. … City of Mountain Home v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Dec 23, 2003
Tucker, 235 Ark. 70 , 72 , 357 S.W.2d 3 , 4 (1962); Isgrig v. Srygley, 210 Ark. 580 , 197 S.W.2d 39 (1946). See also Springdale Board of Education v. … Magnolia School District No. 14 v. Arkansas State Board of Education, 303 Ark. 666 , 799 S.W.2d 791 (1990), citing Rainwater v. Hays, 244 Ark. 1191 , 428 S.W.2d 254 (1968). The court in Magnolia also cited Taylor v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Jan 28, 1991
See Baldwin v. Scoggins, 15 Ark. 427 (1855); Horton v Gillespie, 170 Ark. 107 , 279 S.W. 1020 (1926). … In Gulley v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Mar 16, 1999
See Mayor of El Dorado v. El Dorado Broadcasting Co., 260 Ark. 821 , 544 S.W.2d 206 (1976). … Id. ; see also Arkansas Gazette Co. v. Pickens, 258 Ark. 69 , 522 S.W.2d 350 (1975).
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Apr 5, 2010
Admin. v. Samuhel , 51 Ark. App. 76 , 909 S.W.2d 656 (1995). … See Barnes, et al. v. Alcohol Beverage Control Board, et al. , No. CA 09-39 (Ark. App. filed Jan. 13, 2009). Deputy Attorney General Elisabeth A. Walker prepared the foregoing opinion, which I hereby approve.
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Sep 26, 2006
The first is Gerwin v. Livingston County Board, 345 Ill. App. 3d 352 , 802 N.E.2d 410 (2003). At issue in Gerwin was a meeting of a county board to discuss the expansion of a landfill. … In Williams v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Feb 3, 2006
. § 6-13-620 ] as allowing school boards wide latitude in governing their districts. See, e.g., Safferstone v. Tucker, 235 Ark. 70 , 72 , 357 S.W.2d 3 , 4 (1962); Isgrig v. Srygley, 210 Ark. 580 , 197 S.W.2d 39 (1946). … See also Springdale Board of Education v. Bowman, 294 Ark. 66 , 69 , 740 S.W.2d 909 , 910 (1987); Leola School District v. McMahan, 289 Ark. 496 , 498 , 712 S.W.2d 903 , 905 (1986).
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Jul 22, 1999
The failure of a county board of equalization member to take the oath of office at the required time, however, does not, in most cases, invalidate any action taken prior to swearing the oath. See e.g. , Pennington v. … In my opinion, therefore, the county board of equalization may meet in July for the purpose of "planning its work" under A.C.A. § 26-27-312 . See also, Gilmore v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Jan 28, 1993
See McArthur v. Smallwood, 225 Ark. 328 , 281 S.W.2d 428 (1955); Hogue v. Housing Authority of North Little Rock, 201 Ark. 263 , 144 S.W.2d 49 (1940). … Smith v. Bentley, 493 F. Supp. 916 (E.D. Ark. 1980).
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Jan 27, 1999
Vanderpool v. Fidelity Cas. Ins. Co., 327 Ark. 407 , 939 S.W.2d 280 (1997). … Quinn v. Webb Wheel Prods., 59 Ark. App. 272 , 277 , 957 S.W.2d 187 (1997); Arnold v. Kemp, 306 Ark. 294 , 813 S.W.2d 770 (1991).
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Aug 22, 1997
In this regard, it must be recognized that the duties of county boards of election commissioners are often described as ministerial in nature. See, e.g., State v. … Craighead County Bd. of Election Comm'rs, 300 Ark. 405 , 779 S.W.2d 169 (1989); Starrett v. Andrews, 195 Ark. 1078 , 115 S.W.2d 549 (1938); Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Nov 19, 2004
Murphy v. … Accord, Thompson v. Roberts, 333 Ark. 544 , 970 S.W.2d 239 (1998).
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Feb 22, 1996
The Honorable Claud V. … See McCambridge v. City of Little Rock, 298 Ark. 219 , 766 S.W.2d 909 (1989).
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Mar 13, 1996
(The Arkansas Supreme Court has held that school board members are "officers of the public schools" within the meaning of this constitutional provision. See Craighead County Bd. of Educ. v. … The Arkansas Supreme Court has specifically held that the tenure of a school board member expires only when a successor is elected. See Click v. Sample, 73 Ark. 194 , 197 (1904). See also Ops. Att'y Gen. No. 89-382 .
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Apr 21, 2006
Rev. 268 , 294-295 (1984), citing Sanders v. Benton, 579 P.2d 815 (Okla. 1978) and McLarty v. Board of Regents, 231 Ga. 22 , 200 S.E.2d 117 (1973). … Ctr., Inc. v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Oct 29, 1998
Byrd v. State, 240 Ark. 743 , 745 , 402 S.W.2d 121 (1966). … Tappan v. Helena Fed. Savings Loan Assn., 193 Ark. 1023 , 1025 , 103 S.W.2d 458 (1937).
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Jul 20, 1995
In Carpenter v. … In Schirmer v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Sep 24, 1998
See Stafford v. Cook, 159 Ark. 438 , 252 S.W.2d 597 (1923). According to my research, there is no statute automatically declaring a vacancy in that instance. … See also May v. Edwards, 258 Ark. 871 , 529 S.W.2d 647 (1975). In such a case, the incumbent becomes a de facto officer who may be removed in the manner provided by law.
Cited 0 timesPublishedArkansas Attorney General Reports · Jan 28, 1992
See A.C.A. § 26-26-503 (Repl. 1992) and generally Potlatch Corp. v. Arkansas City School Dist., 311 Ark. 145 , S.W.2d (1992). … Contractors Licensing Board v. Butler, 295 Ark. 223 , 748 S.W.2d 129 (1988). The Arkansas Board has apparently interpreted the Act as giving the Board authority over all persons licensed under the Act.
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