PROPOSED.LEGISLATIVE AM EM).
M ENT
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Number 14
Amending Sections 2 ami ;j ot' Arti
cle 7 of the Constitution of the State
of Arkansas; providing that the Su
preme Court of the State shall be
composed of Seven judges one ( hie!
Justice anti Six Associate Justices;
providing that Judges may sit in two
divisions, and otherwise providing the
manner in which the court shall sit
and shall render its decisions.
Providing for the selection and e'» -
tion of the two additional Judges.
FOE AMENDMENT No. M
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 14
Proposed Constitutional \imudment
Number It
Be It Resolved by the Senate and
House of the Representatives of the
State of Arkansas, the Majority of
Both Houses Agreeing 1 In ret a:
That the following is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State ot Arkansas,
and the same being submitted to the
electors of the State for approval or
rejection at the next general election
lor Senators ana ncpreseiuuuves, o
a majority of the electors voting at
such election adopt such amendment
the same shall become a part of the
Constitution of the State of Arkansas
to-wit:
That Sections '1 and •! of Article
7 of the Constitution of the State of
Arkansas he amended to read as
follows:
The Supreme (d art shall be com
posed of seven Judges, one of whom
shall be styled Chief Justice and elect
ed as such. In the consideration and
decision of cases, all Judges lay sit
oi the Court may lie divided into two
divisions, and the deei-ion of each of
sgid divisions shall be the decision of
the Court. The Chief Justice shall
assign three of the Associate Justices
each d
such assignments from time to time,
and the Associate .Justices may inter
change with each oth* r by agreement
among themselves. I'he concur: en-'
of three judges shall be nec< ssary to
a decision in either the <ion. when
the Court is sitting in 1 une, tin Cha-t
•Justice shall preside, and the c. n.ur
relict* of four shall he necessary to a
„ decision. The Chief Justice shall al
lot the cases to the divi ions, and 1m
may order «i»y case to he dc*. ided or
reconsidered hy the court m 'sine.
The Chief .Justhe maj sit in cither
division, and shall pn ~:ii«• when so
sitting. The Judge- of each division
shall elect a presidin'. Judy*- for that
division, who shall pre-ide when the
Chief Justice is ml .-itting in that
division. If the < hief Justice is ab
sent from the Court, the senior Judge
shall perform his duties.
The Governor shall appoint the
two additional .Judgi provided for
herein, one of whom shall hold office
until his successor i- elected at the
general election for State oflicers in
1922, and qualifies, and one oi whom
shall hold office until his successor is
elected at the general election for
State officers in 1921, and qualifies,
i Approved by the governor and filed
m the office of the Secretary of
State, January 17, 11*17.
Each elector may v< te I t’ er . 'ain
st the above amendment.
Wjitness my official signature this,
the 'Jitli uiv of April, 1918.
[Seal] TOM J. TERRAL.
Secretary of State.
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* MEAT
I’roposed Constitutional Amendnient
Number 1.7
Providing credit of state may be
loaned and indebtedness incur.rcd to
an amount not exceeding two per cent
of the assessed valuation of prunerty
m State for the purpose of providing
funds to he loaned upon the security
farm lands within the state, «>r mak
ing farm loans, providing Governor
Secretary ol State and State Land
Commissioner shall constitute State
l.jtf* Hoard lun :ng authority to sell
e$-.**s in name of State, place money
■"H*. State Treasury and loan money to
Wfa \ ■ Jk\ purchasei.- of farm lands in
jWkaiLas and pr -cribing manner in
which such loans shall be made and
repaid; delegating to the Legislature
the authority to provide for the car
rying out, administering, and safe
guarding the provisions of this am
endment; providing all provisions of
the Constitution of Arkansas in con
flict. with this amendment be repealed
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 1.7
U1A INST AMENDMENT NO. 17
lie it Uesol'ed by the House ot Hep- I
rcsentatives and the Senate ot’ tile
State of Arkansas, tile Majority of j
(With Houses Vureeinfi Thereto:
That tile following is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to tile Con
stitution ot tin- State ol Arkansas,
and the same lieinp submitted to the,
electors of the State for approval or
rejection at the next general election
l\.r Senators and Representatives, if
a majority of the electors voting at
such election adopt such amendment,
the same shall became a part of the
Constitution ot the State of Arkan
sas, to-wit:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the
limitation contained in Section 1 of
Article lt‘> of the Constitution, tin
credit of the State may be loaned and
indebtedness incurred to an amount
not exceeding two per cent of the
assessed valuation of all the property
in the State for the purpose of pro
viding funds to he loanol upon the
security of farm lands within the
State, subject to the limitations here
in contained.
Section The (lovcrnur, Secretary
of State and State Land Commission
er shall constitute the State Land
Hoard, which hoard is hereby author
ized and directed to issue and sell
or pledge bonds in the name of the
State to be known as the “Arkansas
Farm Credit Ronds” in an amount not
to exceed two per cent of the assess
ed valuation of all the property in the
State, and to place the proceeds in the
State Treasury in a fund to he known
as the “Arkansas Kural Credits Loan
Fund."
See. ’.i. Said bonds shall lie issued
in denominations of $25.00, $100.00,
$500.00 and $1,000.00 and shall be is
sued in series of $10,000.00 or multi
ples thereof drawn to mature in not
more than thirty-six years; nor shall
said bonds be sold until applications
from bona fide purchasers of land ag
gregating $10,000.00 have been filed
with and approved by the State Land
Hoard. Said bonds shall bear inter
est at the rate of four per cent per
annum, and shall be exempt from tax
ation by the State of Arkansas, or
any of its subdivisions.
Sec. 1. Said State Land Board is
authorized and directed to loan the
moneys in said Arkansas Kural Cred
its Loan Fund to bona fide purchasers
of farm lands in Arkansas, upon notes
secured by mortgages or deeds of
trust constituting first lions on such
farm lands in amounts which shall not
exceed seventy five per cent of the
appraised value of such lands. The
credit of the State shall not be loan
ed to any person to purchase more
than SO acres of land, nor land valued
at more than $50.00 per acre. Nor
shall a loan of less than $200.00 nor
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purchaser of land.
Sec. f>. Such loans shall not be
made except to owners who “operate"
and “occupy” lands mortgaged and
shall be made for the following pur
poses: (at The payment for lands
purchased; (b) the purchase of live
stock and other equipment, and the
making of improvements which in the
judgment of the board will inctease
the production of such lands or add
to their value as a farm home in a
degree to justify such expenditure;
and (c) for the satisfaction of jfn
cumberances upon such lands, waich
in the judgment of said board, were
incurred or assumed by said applicant
for the aforesaid purposes.
Sec. <>, Kvery applicant for a farm
loan shall state clearly in his applica
tion the purposes for which such loan
is desired and upon its approval hy
the board this statement shall be
deemed a part of the note or contract
under which the loan is granted. But
no failure to apply .such funds to the
purposes stated in said application or
enumerated herein shall invalidate a
loan when once made, nor shaRdfny
thing herein contained be deemed to
prevent any farm owner from selling
or leasing lands subject to such in
eumhranee; hut if he shall violate
his said contract by applying the
money- borrowed to purposes other
thi> e latwd in Ins appleation or enu
merated herein, or 11 he shall lease
such lands or -ell them to an> per
son not fullfilling the conditions and
purposes provided Herein, said board
is authorized and directed to require
the repayment of said loan upon six
month's notice, and said note or con
tract shall contain a clause providing
therefor.
Sec. 7. Such loans shall be repaid
with interest accruing in annual in
stallments en the amortization plan,
such installments being fixed at such
sums as will cover the interest rate
and will liquidate the debt in a period
to be agreed upon between said board
and the applicant, said period to lie
not less than five nor more than thn
ty-six years; but any debtor may
liquidate any part or all of his indebt
edness in amounts of $.70.00 or multi
ple- thereof upon any amortisation
payment date.
See. 8. The rate of interest on
loans shall ho five per cent per an
num; provided that no Farm Credit
lamds shall be sold for less than par;
and provided further that the board
shall require each applicant to pay
an initial charge of 1 pel- cent of the
loan granted, the minimum charge to
he $10.00 to cover the cost of apprais
al and examination of title.
See. 0. All surplus funds accruing
fr. m the operation of the system of
rural credits herein provided for, af
ter paying interest accruing on thi
aforesaid bonds, and all operating and
other expenses arising from the ad
ministration i f said system of rural
credits shall he placed in the State
Treasury and become a part of the
fund to be known as the “Arkansas
Rural Credit Reserve Fund.” Said
Arkansas Rural Credit Reserve Fund
shall be loaned on farm lands in the
manner herein provided for the Ark
ansa- Rural ( redit Roan Fund, and
the interest accruing i'rem the loans
made from the said Arkansas Rural
Credits Reserve Fund shall be added
to it and become a part of it. The
said Arkansas Rural ( redits Reserve
I' und shall be irreducible, except- that
it may be drawn upon to reimburse
the State for loss in the administra
tion of said systemof rural credits.
Sec. 10. The Legislative Assembly
shall provide in such detail as it shall
deem advisable for the carrying out
and administering' of the provisions
of this amendment,, and shall provide
adequate safeguards against the use
< 1 such loans as an aid to the pur
chasing and holding of lands for the
purposes of speculation. Such safe
guards shall include clear definitions
of the terms “operate” and “occupy"
used herein. In the absence of such
legislation and subject to the same af
ter its enactment the State Land
Hoard shall proceed to administer said
system of rural credits under rules
and regulations provided by itself,
but subject to the provisions herein
contained.
See. 11. The provisions of the
Constitution of Arkansas in conflict
with this amendment are hereby re
pealed, in so far only as they conflict
herewith. The provisions of this
amendment shall he self executing,
and shall take effect and be in op
eration (id days after their approval
and adoption by the people of Ark
ansas.
Approved by the Governor, and fil
ed in the office of the Secretary of
State, March 17, 11*17.
Each elector may vote for or again
st the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this,
the 24th day of April, 1918.
[Seal] ‘ TOM. J. TERRAL,
Secretary of State.
BRING THEM TO ME
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open from 2 to 5 o’clock each
Monday and Thursday after
noon.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
U. S. LAND OFFICE
Little Rock, Ark.,
April 12, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that
tins Crouch of Charlotte, Ark.,
who on July 18, 1912, made
Homestead Entry No. 09804,
for South-west quarter, Section
22, Township 1 1 N, Range 4
West, 5th Principal Meridian,
has filed notice of his intention
to make 3-year proof to estab
lish claim to the land above
described, before U. S. Com
missioner, at Ratesville, Ark.,
on the 21st day of May, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses
Allison Weaver, of Charlotte
Ark.
John Yates of Charlotte, Ark
James Wright, of Charlotte.
Ark.
James Wiltrout of Charlotte,
Ark.
JNO. W. ALLEN.
Register.
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MORE LEGUMES—MORE CORN.
By \V. ('. I.assetter, Director Agricul
tural Extension Division, Eniversity
of Arkansas.
The growth of cowpeas, soy beans
and clovers this year is a necessity.
This practice will furnish more feel
for tli" livestock and help enrich the
soil, thereby Insuring greater yields
of corn anil cotton on same ground
next year.
Every Acre of Corn Must Do Double
Duty This Year.
Not only is it important to set aside
a few cotton acres for these neces
sary feed producing and soil building
crops ibis year, but every acre devot
ed to corn should do double duty, and
row peas, soy beans and peanuts
should be planted In the rows with
the corn at corn planting time or at
corn thinning time or later. These
crops may be planted In rows between
the corn rows and If planted so as not
to interfere with the cultivation will
not reduce the yield of corn.
If your land Is infested with Nema
todes or infected with cotton wilt,
plant none but the Iron or Brab
ham variety of cow peas Bo
sure to plan for theae crops and
secure your supply of seed early.
Remember, soy beans can be put
In on almost any kind of soil from
April 1 to July 1 and cow peas can
be put on all soils if planted from
May 1 to July 1. To sow these crops,
use a half bushel if planted in rows
and one and one half bushels for
broadcasting. To handle peanuts
successfully remember they will do
best planted In sandy soil from May 1
to July 1, seeding at the rate of about
one and one-half bushels (unshelled)
to the acre. Everyone should also
have sorghum, which should be plant
cd from April 1 to July 1. This crop
can be grown on any soil and from
<.m and one-half t<> two bushels of
seed are necessary in broad casting.
WARNING ORDER
In Independence Chancery Court
June Term. 1918
Jesse Jones, Plaintifff
vs.
Mrs. Etta Page, Mrs. Will Jones, and
the Unknown heirs of Wm. Jones, de
ceased and Mrs. George Morris, and
James Jones, Defendants.
The above-named defendants are
hereby warned to appear in this
court within 30 days and answer to
the complaint of the plaintiff herein
filed.
Given under my hand as clerk of
the Chancery Court on this the 27th
day of April, 1918.
B. F. ADAMS, Clerk.
I. J. Matheny attorney for non-res
ident defendants.
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