Date Original
1872
Description
This collection contains one Arkansas State Claims Commission ledger with claims from 1872.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Arkansas State Claims Commission, created in 1955 by Act 276 of the Arkansas General Assembly, is the government entity that handles claims against the state of Arkansas and its government agencies. The Commission is also the researching entity for the Arkansas General Assembly. The Commission came into being from the 1874 Arkansas Constitution in which sovereign immunity was enacted, meaning the state of Arkansas could not be sued. Thus, the Arkansas State Claims Commission was established so that claimants could possibly be compensated.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.119.002
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas Claims Commission ledger, SMC.119.002
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Arkansas State Claims Commission ledger, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History