Welcome to my library of historic Arkansas territorial and state statutory law! Linked digitized law books include session laws, compiled statutes, topical compilations, statute digests, and a little background reading.
The Arkansas State Legislature has an online statutes index. It is linked below. It is only an index, so you need to check the corresponding session law volume to locate the law. If an indexed law is dated in a year that did not have a session law published, check the following year’s volume. Some sessions ran into the following year, so some volumes include laws passed in the previous calendar year.
Also see the Historic Arkansas Case Law and Extras page.
I wrote a blog post introducing the Arkansas collection.
Arkansas Territory Statutory Law |
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Year |
Title/Description |
Statutory Law Online |
| 1821 | Laws of the Territory of Arkansas: Comprising the Organic Laws of the Territories of Missouri and Arkansas, with their Amendments and Supplements Annexed; All Laws of a General Nature, Passed by the General Assembly of the Territory of Missouri, at the Session in 1818; Together with the Laws Passed by the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas, at the Sessions in 1819 and 1820 | Google Books |
| 1822 | Acts Passed by the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas, at the Session in October, 1821 | Google Books |
| 1824 | Acts Passed by the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas, at the Session in October, 1823 | Google Books |
| 1826 | Acts Passed at the Fourth Session of the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1828 | Acts Passed at the Fifth Session of the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1830 | Acts Passed at the Sixth Session of the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1832 | Acts Passed at the Seventh Session of the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1834 | Acts Passed at the Eighth Session of the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1835 | Acts Passed at the Ninth Session of the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1835 | Laws of Arkansas Territory, Compiled and Arranged | Google Books |
| General Assembly of Arkansas Territory (article) | Wikipedia | |
Arkansas State Session Laws, Codes, Statutory Compilations, and Constitutions |
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Year |
Session/Description |
Statutory Law Online |
| 1836 | Arkansas Admission into the Union as a State. Constitution of Arkansas and the Memorial of the Convention, praying for the admission of Arkansas into the Union as a State. | Google Books |
| 1838 | Acts Passed at a Special Session of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1838 | Revised Statutes of the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1840 | Acts Passed at the Third Session of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1843 | Acts Passed at the Fourth Session of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1845 | Acts Passed at the Fifth Session of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas | Arkansas Documents Digital Collections, Arkansas State Library |
| 1846 | Acts Passed at the Sixth Session of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas | Arkansas Documents Digital Collections, Arkansas State Library |
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| 1853 | Acts Passed at the Ninth Session of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1855 | Acts Passed at the Tenth Session of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1857 | Acts Passed at the Eleventh Session of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1857 | Acts of Congress and of the State of Arkansas, on the Subject of Swamp & Overflowed Lands, from 1850 to 1857 | Google Books |
| 1858 | A Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas | Google Books |
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| 1860 | Militia Law of the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1861 | Acts Passed at the Thirteeth Session of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1862 | Acts Passed at the Fourteenth Session of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas | Hathi Trust |
| 1864 | Acts Passed at the Called Session of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 15th | Hathi Trust |
| 1865 | New Constitution With the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas | Hathi Trust |
| 1867 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1868 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1869 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, Adjourned Session | Hathi Trust |
| 1871 | Acts, Resolutions and Memorials of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 18th | Google Books |
| 1873 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 19th | Google Books |
| 1874 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1874 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, Special Session | Hathi Trust |
| 1874 | Arkansas Code and Constitution of 1874 | Arkansas State Legislature |
| 1875 | Acts, Resolutions and Memorials of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1876 | Acts, Resolutions and Memorials of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, Adjourned Session | Google Books |
| 1876 | The Constitution of the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1877 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 21st | Hathi Trust |
| 1879 | Acts, Resolutions and Memorials of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 22nd | Google Books |
| 1881 | Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 23rd | Google Books |
| 1883 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 24th | Google Books |
| 1885 | Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 25th | Google Books |
| 1887 | Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 26th | Google Books |
| 1889 | Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 27th | Google Books |
| 1891 | Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 28th | Google Books |
| 1891 | A Digest of the Election Laws of the State of Arkansas | Internet Archive |
| 1893 | Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 29th | Google Books |
| 1895 | Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 30th | Hathi Trust |
| 1895 | Digest of Laws Relating to Free Schools in the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1897 | Public and Private Acts and Joint Resolutions and Memorials of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 31st | Google Books |
| 1897 | Digest of Laws Relating to Free Schools in the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1899 | Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 32nd | Hathi Trust |
| 1901 | Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 33rd | Hathi Trust |
| 1903 | Public and Private Acts and Joint and Concurrent Resolutions and Memorials of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 34th | Google Books |
| 1903 | A Digest of the Revenue Laws of the State of Arkansas | Internet Archive |
| 1904 | A Digest of the Election Laws of the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1905 | Public and Private Acts and Joint and Concurrent Resolutions and Memorials of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 35th | Google Books |
| 1905 | Digest of Laws Relating to Free Schools in the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1906 | Insurance Laws State of Arkansas Digest of 1906 | Google Books |
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| 1909 | Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 37th | Hathi Trust |
| 1909 | Corporation Laws of the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1911 | Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 38th, Volume 1 (Public Acts) | Hathi Trust |
| 1911 | Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 38th, Volume 2 (Special and Private Acts) | Hathi Trust |
| 1911 | Digest of the Election Laws of the State of Arkansas | Internet Archive |
| 1911 | Game Laws of the State of Arkansas | Internet Archive |
| 1912 | Laws of the State of Arkansas Pertaining to Railroads | Hathi Trust |
| 1913 | Public and Private Acts and Constitutional Amendments Proposed and Declared Adopted by and Joint and Concurrent Resolutions and Memorials of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 39th | Google Books |
| 1913 | The Compiled Labor Laws of the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1913 | First Digest of the Insurance Laws of State of Arkansas 1913 | Hathi Trust |
| 1914 | Digest of Laws Relating to Free Schools in the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1915 | Public and Private Acts and Initiated Acts and Constitutional Amendments Proposed and Adopted by and Joint and Concurrent Resolutions and Memorials of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 40th | Google Books |
| 1917 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 41st, Volume 1 | Hathi Trust |
| 1917 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 41st, Volume 2 | Hathi Trust |
| 1919 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 42nd, Volume 1 | Hathi Trust |
| 1919 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 42nd, Volume 2, Extraordinary Session | Hathi Trust |
| 1919 | Special Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 42nd | Hathi Trust |
| 1919 | Road Acts of the Forty-Second General Assembly of the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1921 | Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 43rd | Hathi Trust |
| 1921 | Special Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 43rd | Hathi Trust |
| 1923 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 44th | Hathi Trust |
| 1923 | Special Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 44th | Hathi Trust |
| 1923 | Digest of School Laws Relating to Free Schools in the State of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1925 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 45th | Arkansas Documents Digital Collections, Arkansas State Library |
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| 1929 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 47th, Volume 1 | Hathi Trust |
| 1929 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 47th, Volume 2 | Hathi Trust |
| 1931 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 48th | Hathi Trust |
| 1933 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 49th | Hathi Trust |
| 1933-1934 | Acts of the Extraordinary Session of the State of Arkansas, 49th | Hathi Trust |
| 1935 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 50th | Hathi Trust |
| 1936 | Digest of Public Welfare Provisions Under the Laws of the State of Arkansas, WPA | Google Books |
| 1937 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 51st | Hathi Trust |
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| 1941 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 53rd | Hathi Trust |
| 1943 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 54th | Hathi Trust |
| 1945 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 55th | Hathi Trust |
| 1947 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 56th | Hathi Trust |
| 1949 | ||
| 1951 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 58th | Hathi Trust |
| 1953 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 59th | Hathi Trust |
| 1955 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 60th | Hathi Trust |
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| 1959 | ||
| 1961 | ||
| 1963 | ||
| 1965 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 65th, Volume 1 | Hathi Trust |
| 1965 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 65th, Volume 2 | Hathi Trust |
| 1967 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 66th, Volume 1 | Hathi Trust |
| 1967 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 66th, Volume 2 | Hathi Trust |
| 1969 | Appropriation Acts of the State of Arkansas, 67th, Volume 1, Book 1 | Hathi Trust |
| 1969 | Appropriation Acts of the State of Arkansas, 67th, Volume 1, Book 2 | Hathi Trust |
| 1969 | General Acts of the State of Arkansas, 67th, Volume 2, Book 1 | Hathi Trust |
| 1969 | General Acts of the State of Arkansas, 67th, Volume 2, Book 2 | Hathi Trust |
| 1970 | Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, 67th, 1st Extraordinary Session | Hathi Trust |
| 1971 | Appropriation Acts of the State of Arkansas, 68th, Volume 1, Book 1 | Hathi Trust |
| 1971 | Appropriation Acts of the State of Arkansas, 68th, Volume 1, Book 2 | Hathi Trust |
| 1971 | General Acts of the State of Arkansas, 68th, Volume 2, Book 1 | Hathi Trust |
| 1971 | General Acts of the State of Arkansas, 68th, Volume 2, Book 2 | Hathi Trust |
| 1973 | Appropriation Acts of the State of Arkansas, 69th, Volume 1, Book 1 | Hathi Trust |
| 1973 | Appropriation Acts of the State of Arkansas, 69th, Volume 1, Book 2 | Hathi Trust |
| 1973 | General Acts of the State of Arkansas, 69th, Volume 2, Book 1 | Hathi Trust |
| 1973 | General Acts of the State of Arkansas, 69th, Volume 2, Book 2 | Hathi Trust |
| 1975 | Appropriation Acts of the State of Arkansas, 70th, Volume 1, Book 1 | Hathi Trust |
| 1975 | Appropriation Acts of the State of Arkansas, 70th, Volume 1, Book 2 | Hathi Trust |
| 1975 | General Acts of the State of Arkansas, 70th, Volume 2, Book 1 | Hathi Trust |
| 1975 | General Acts of the State of Arkansas, 70th, Volume 2, Book 2 | Hathi Trust |
| 1975 | General Acts of the State of Arkansas, 70th, Extended Session, Volume 2, Book 3 | Hathi Trust |
| 1977 | Appropriation Acts of the State of Arkansas, 71st, Volume 1, Book 1 | Hathi Trust |
| 1977 | Appropriation Acts of the State of Arkansas, 71st, Volume 1, Book 2 | Hathi Trust |
| 1977 | General Acts of the State of Arkansas, 71st, Volume 2, Book 1 | Hathi Trust |
| 1977 | General Acts of the State of Arkansas, 71st, Volume 2, Book 2 | Hathi Trust |
| 1977 | General Acts of the State of Arkansas, 71st, Volume 2, Book 3 | Hathi Trust |
| 1987–present | Acts | Arkansas State Legislature |
| Current | Code of Arkansas, Public Access | Lexis |
Arkansas Statute Index, Statute Digests |
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Year |
Description |
Statutory Law Online |
| 1819 to ca 2009 | Uncodified and Historic Legislation (Index only) | Arkansas State Legislature |
| 1848 | A Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1858 | A Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1874 | A Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1884 | A Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1894 | A Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1911 | Supplement to Kirby’s Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas | Google Books |
| 1927 | Supplement to Crawford and Moses’ Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas | Google Books |
