DAVIS v. DOYLE

No. 5-1843.

323 S.W.2d 202 (1959)

Mitchell DAVIS et al., Appellants, v. Roy J. DOYLE et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 20, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ponder & Lingo, Walnut Ridge, for appellants.

Howard & McDaniel, Jonesboro, for appellees.


WARD, Justice.

The question for decision is: Can appellant, Mitchell Davis, lawfully hold the office of Mayor of Hoxie and act as manager of the Hoxie Waterworks and Sewer System at the same time and draw salaries from both sources?

The facts are not in dispute. Davis has served as Mayor continuously since 1949 and has drawn a salary in that capacity. Prior to 1949 Hoxie had a waterworks system and paid someone to service it, but it seems that there was no...

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