GRIFFIN SMITH, Chief Justice.
The question is whether Act 65, approved February 9, 1951, contravenes Amendment No. 14 to our constitution. The Amendment is an interdiction against local or special Acts by the general assembly. Act 65 provides a schedule of fees for justices of the peace "in counties having a population of between 10,275 and 10,290, according to the 1940 United States Census Report".
Ralph Howard is a justice of the peace for Mountain Home...
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