Section 16-106-105 - Actions against state regarding federal land grants(a) All actions and suits for the recovery of the purchase money of lands which were granted to this state by the United States by Acts of Congress, March 2, 1827, June 23, 1836, and September 4, 1841, and any and all lands which have at any time, and from time to time, been granted to this state by the United States for any and all purposes, except grants made for railroad purposes, and all actions to enforce the vendor's lien upon the lands, and all actions to recover the possession of, or for trespasses upon, the lands, shall be brought and prosecuted in the name of the State of Arkansas.(b) The fact that any and all of the lands may have been set apart, allotted, or granted by the state to any county, township, or school district shall not be a defense to any action brought under this section and shall not affect the jurisdiction of the court in which the action may be pending, but all questions as to the rights of the counties, townships, or school districts shall be reserved.Civil Code, § 29; C. & M. Dig., § 1094; Pope's Dig., § 1310; A.S.A. 1947, § 34-207.