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1954 Arkansas Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1954)

handle is hein.sag/sagar0015 and id is 1 raw text is: STATE OF ARKANSAS OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL COPY January 4, 1954 Mr. Norman Goodner County and Circuit Clerk Scott County Waldron, Arkansas Dear Sir: In your letter of DecemDer 12, 1953, you indicate that the County Judge has called a special meeting of the Scott Couinty Quorum Court for the purpose of selecting a County Service Officer, and you inquire if a ,,te may oe taken on the several applicants by secret ballot. Ark. 'tats. (1047) §17-408 provides: The Clerk of the Circuit Court in person, or by deputy, in his capacity as Clerk of the County Court, shall attend the sitting of said Court and keep in the County Court Record a fair written record of the proceedings of said Court; and the names of those members of the Court voting in the affirmative and of those voting in the negative on all propositions or motions to levy a tax or appropriate any money, shall be entered at large on said Record. The Supreme Court of Arkansas in the case of Blakenore v. Brown, 14Z Ark. 293, held that the above section is mandatory and that a levy of taxes or appropriation of funds by a quorum court is void unless the record shows affirmatively the namaes of the members of the court voting on the question. In my opinion the same would apply to the selection of the County Service Officer by the County Quorui Court. Yours very truly, TOM GENTRY Attorney General By: KAY MATTHEWS Assistant Attorney General KM: cj I