Synopses & Reviews
This authoritative reference gives a brief history of the development of the Arkansas State Constitution and then presents the official text with an article-by-article commentary. This unique guide is designed for lawyers, scholars, and students of constitutional history, constitutional law, and state history, but is written in a manner that makes the book accessible to the general public. The volume offers a constitutional history of the five different constitutions, the conventions, and proposed amendments and then provides an analysis of the various articles, provisions, and myriad amendments of importance. A selected bibliography, table of cases, and general index add to the usefulness of this unique guide.
Review
(Kay Goss) has presented a definitive reference guide that will be instructive to students of political science, to public leaders, to government employees, and to private citizens who seek to know and improve their state's constitution.Wilbur D. Mills
Synopsis
This reference gives a brief history of the development of the Arkansas State Constitution and then presents the official text with an article-by-article commentary. It also analyzes the important amendments and includes a selected bibliography, table of cases, and index.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-229) and index.
About the Author
KAY COLLETT GOSS is Senior Assistant for Intergovernmental Relations, Office of the Governor, State of Arkansas.
Table of Contents
Series Foreword by G. Alan Tarr
Introduction
Arkansas Constitutional History
The 1836 Constitution for Statehood
The 1861 Constitution to Exit the Union
The 1864 Constitution to Return to the Union
The 1868 Constitution to Post-War Reconstruction
The 1874 Constitution to Recover from Reconstruction
The World War I Convention
The Rockefeller-Young Turks Convention
The Pryor-Clinton Convention
Arkansas Constitution and Commentary
Articles
Preamble
Boundaries
Declaration of Rights
Franchise and Elections Departments
Legislative Department
Executive Department
Judicial Department
Apportionment--Membership in General Assembly
Exemptions
Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing
Militia
Municipal and Private Corporations
Counties, County Seats and County Lines
Education
Impeachment and Address
Finance and Taxation
Railroads, Canals and Turnpikes
Judicial Circuits
Amendments