A SYNOPSIS OF GENERAL ACTS
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE, 1915
(THE COST OF THIS PUBLICATION FOR THREE TIMES IS $85)
I, EarleW. Hodges, Secre
tary of State for the State of
Arkansas, do hereby certify
that the following is a true and
correct synopsis, as prepared
by the Attorney General, un
der the provisions of initiated
Act No. 3, of 1914, of all gen
eral law’s passed by the Gen
eral Assembly of 1915, and ap
proved by the Governor.
Given under my hand and
seal this 12th day of June,
1915.
EARLE YV. HODGES,
(Seal) Secretary of State
ACT NO. 1
Appropriation to Pay Mileage
and Per Diem and Contin
gent Expenses of the Forti
eth General Assembly.
Appropriates $10,800.00
out of the Fertilizer Inspec
tion Fund and transfers $22,
000.00 from the Fertilizer In
spection Fund to the General
Revenue Fund, and appropri
ates same for the purpose of
paying a part of the mileage
and per diem and contingent
expenses of the Fortieth Gen
eral Assembly of the State of
Arkansas; and provides fur
ther that the said sum of $22,
000.00 be returned to the Fer
tilizer and Feed Inspection
Fund on or before August 1st
1916. Approved January 14,
1915.
ACT NO. 2
Appropriation to Pay Mileage,
Per Diem and Expenses of
the Fortieth General Assem
bly.
Appropriates $80,000.00 to
pay a part of the mileage, per
diem and contingent expenses
of the Fortieth General As
sembly. The sum of $25,000.
00 collected by the Attorney
General in the railroad rate
cases is ordered turned into
the treasury to the Credit of
the General Revenue Fund,the
same to be used for the pur
poses of paying the expenses
of the present General Assem
bly. Approved January 20,
1915.
ACT NO. 3
Appropriations to Pay Pensions
to Soldiers and Sailors and
Their Widows.
Appropriates one million,
three hundred and twenty-live
thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as may bederivedfrom
the tax levy for pensions for
Confederate soldiers and sail
ors and their widows for the
years of 1915 and 191(5. Ap
proved January 20, 1915.
ACT NO. 16
Appointment of Budgett Com
mittee, and Duties Defined
Amends Section 6 of Act 44
of the Acts of 1913 to read as
follows:
“It shall he the duty of said
Budgett Committee, as soon as
practicable, and not later than
thirty days after their appoint
ment, to prepare and intro
duce in the General Assembly
all the appropriation bills for
the necessary running expens
es of the state government, in
cluding allstate institutonspro
vided for under existing laws,
They shall also make other
recomendations by bill or
otherwise, of such changes in
the state’s revenue laws as
they may deem necessary to
raise sufficient funds for the
state’s needs.” Approved Feb
ruary 2, 1915.
ACT NO. 17
Repeals Act No. 240 of the
Acts of 1913.
Repeals Act No. 240 of the
Acts of the General Assembly
of 1913, wherein countyjudges
are prohibited from accepting
fees from persons charged
with crimes and misdemeanors
from accepting fees from per
sons in civil actions wherein
as the result of a trial therein
any cost might be assessed
against the county. Approved
February 7, 1915.
ACT NO. 19
Appropriation for New State
Capitol.
Provides for an appropria
tion of $5,480.00 or so much
thereof, as may be necessary
for the maintenance of the new
state capitol for the months of
January and February, 1915.
Approved February 3, 1915.
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ACT NO. 30
Prohibits the Issuance of Li
quor Licenses in Arkansas
Section 1 prohibits the is
suance of license bv any coun
ty judge, city council or any
representative thereof to man
ufacture, sell, barter, or give
away intoxicating liquors of
any kind anywhere within the
state of Arkansas. Section 2
this law to take effect Janu
ary 1, 1916. Section 3 provid
es that violations of this act
shall constitute a felony pun
ishable by imprisonment in the
state penitentiary. Courts not j
permitted to suspend sentence !
or permit plea of guilty to be
entered and continue cause for
a second offense of the provi
sions of this act. Section 4,1
this act cumulative to all pres
ent liquor laws prohibiting the
issuing of liquor licenses in !
the state. Approved February
6, 1915, at 11:15 a. m.
ACT NO. 40
Appropriation to Pay Balance
of Expenses of General As
sembly.
Appropriates $55,000.00 of
the taxes and fees received by
the state during the months of
January and February, 1915,
to pay the balance of the $80,
000.00 appropriated for mile
age and per diem and contin
gent expenses of the General
Assembly, and directs that the
State Treasurer shall set aside
all revenues received from in
surance companies and other
like sources until the said
| amount shall have been receiv
ed and paid out for the pur
pose aforesaid. All money re
ceived in excess of the said
$55,000.00 shall be used in re
deeming any outstanding state
warrants. Approved February
9, 1815.
ACT NO. 43
Regulates Sales by Commission
ers in Chancery.
In all sales made by com
missioners under decree of
Chancery Courts for foreelos
urers of delinquent special as
sessments in drainage, levee,
road and bridge districts, in
cities and towns, and in all
special asssessment districts of
every kind, the court may ap
prove the sale subject to the
rights of redemtion, and im
mediately upon such approval
the purchaser shall have the
right to possession of the lands
and premises so sold, and such
purchaser shall not be accoun
table for rents upon redemtion
and ho shall not injure or dis
pose of any timber, mineral or
fixtures until the expiration of
the right of redemption. Ap
proved February 9, 1915.
ACT NO. 49
Relative to the Weighing of
Coal Mined.
Amends Section 1 of an act
ofthe General Assembly of
1905 relative to the weighing
of coal mined in the State of
Arkansas as it comes from the
mine andb efore it passes
over a screen of any kind;
that when coal is mined on a
screen coal basis the kind of
screen to be used is prescribed.
Approved February 16, 1915.
ACT NO 54
Curing Defective Acknowled
gements.
r ii 1 t' sT~ro TTi’i • (fy’ Yor^VrA'ect
ive acknowledgements of con
veyance and other instruments
of writing purporting to affect
the titles to the lands; provid
ed this act shall not apply to
conveyances or other instru
ments of writing when the
same is brought in question in
any suit now pending in any of
the courts of this state. Ap
proved February 16, 1915.
ACT NO. 56
Regulating Practice of Dentis
try
Continues the Board of Den
tal Examiners, composed of
five practicing dentists, to be
appointed by the Governor up
on recommendation of the Ark
ansas Dental Association.Mem
bers shall hold office for five
years, and until their success
ors are appointed and quali
fied, vacancies on the board to
be filled by the Governor.
Board of Examiners shall or
ganize by electing officers for
! the transaction of business.
: County Clerks shall furnish du
plicate lists of all certificates
: received and issued during the
the preceeding year. Licenses
must be registered, and failure
I to so register serves as a forfei
ture of said license, and same
lean lie restored only upon the
payment of certain fees. The
jState Board may refuse license
or suspend or revoke the same
for any of the following causes
The presentation of license
fraudently obtained; the pub
lication or circulation of any
misleading statement as to the
skill or method of any person
or operator; the commission of
a criminal operation or convic
tion or crime; the employment
of unlicensed persons; and no
person can be relicensed with
in one year after such revoca
tion or suspension. In all pro
ceedings for suspension thirty
days’ notice shall be given fhe
defendant. Board shall have
power to make all by-laws
governing their duties under
this Act. Examination fee of
fifteen dollars prescribed for
each applicant, the same to be
applied to the payment of the
fees of said examiners, except
that one half of all money re
ceived shall be held by the
secretary-treasurer as a speci
al fund to be used as the board
may deem necessary. Legal
practioners must procure a
a certificate of registration
from the secretary of the board
Dentists or Dental Surgeons
exempt trom jury service. Un
lawful to practice denistry or
(dental surgery under any name
except his or her own. Den
tists who have been lawfully
liscened to practice in other
states may be licensed to prac
tice in Arkansas. Persons of
good moral character legally
registered and having practic
1 eel dentistry in this state for a
(period of five years are entitl
ed to receive a certificate of
registration upon the payment
of $5.00. All licenses must bear
a serial number. Violations of
I this act shall constitute a mis
demeanor punishable by a fine
not less than fifty or more than
two hundred dollars, or by im
prisonment in the county jail
inot less than one month nor
more than one year, or both
fine and imprisonment may be
imposed. Nothing in the act
shall prevent a legally quali
fied physician or surgeon from
(extracting teeth, etc. Legally
,licensed druggists may fill pre
scriptions for legally licensed
(dentists. If license is lost or
(destroyed, a duplicate license
may be issued upon proper
affidavit and the payment of
$1.00. Penalty for filling or at
tempting to file as his own, the
the diploma or license of ano
ther. Qualifications of repu
table dental colleges. Approv
ed February 16, 1015.
ACT NO. 62
Appeal or Writs of Error
A mends j^_L 1 .'l0
joy’s Digest of the statutes of
(Arkansas as follows: “An ap
(peal or writ of error in a civil
case shall not be granted ex- j
cept within six months next*
after the rendition of the judg
ment, order or decree sought
to be reviewed, unless the par
ty applying therefor was an
infant or of unsound mind at
the time of its redention in
which cases an appel or writ
of error may be granted to
such parties or their legal rep
resentatives within six months
after the removal of their dis
abilities of death.” Approved
February 17, 1915.
ACT NO. 64
Unlawful to Possess Burglar
Tools
Provides than any person
who makes, mends, designs or
sets up, or who has in his cus
tody or concealed about his
person, any tool, false key,
lock pit bit, nippers, fuse,force
screw, punch, drill, jimmy, bit,
or any material commonly used
for breaking into any vault,
safe, railroad car, boat, vessel,
warehouse, store, shop, office or
dwelling house, shall be deem
ed guilty of a felony, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be
punished by imprisonment in
the state penitentiary for not
less than two years, nor more
than ten years. Approved
February 17, 1915.
ACT NO. 74
For the Better Protection of
Public Safety
Provides that every person
or persons,company orcorpora
tion operating any railroad in
this state is required to erect
operate and maintain an auto
matic block signal system at
all tunnels located upon their
lines within the state of Ark
ansas. They shall also erect
and maintain sign boards with
in one mile of each end of all
tunnels more than fifteen hun
dred feet in length located on
their lines in this state. Ap
proved February 24, 1915, and
takes effect June 30, 1915.
ACT NO. 83
Amends the Publicity Act
Provides that all newspap
ers publishing any advertise
ments under the provisions of
what is known as the “Publici
ty Act” shall, free of charge,
print at the head of each of
such publications in type of
double the size of the publica
tion itself, the following words
“The cost of this publication to
the taxpayers is the sum of
(here insert the amount) dol
lars.” Failure to comply with
this act constitutes a misde
meanor punishable by a fine
not to exceed five hundred dol
lars. Approved February 25,
1915.
ACT NO. 88
Relating to the Practice of Vet
erinary Surgery.
Creates a State Veterinary
Board and provides that here
I after it shall be unlawful for
any person to engage in the
practice of veterinary surgery,
veterinary denistry, veterinary
medicine, or to prescript1 treat
ment for or to perform surgi
cal operations upon any domes
tic animals for livelihood, un
less such person be a regis
tered veterinarian. Governor
to appoint members of State
Veterinary Examining Board
which shall consist of three
graduates of some legally
chartered school or college of
veterinary. Violators of this
act shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon con
viction shall be fined not less
than fifty dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars, or
by imprisonment in the county
jail not less than one nor more
than six months, or by both J
fine and imprisonment. Ap
proved March 1, 1915.
ACT NO. 89
Regulating Passenger Fares on
Short Line Railroads
Provides that railroads!
wholly within the state more i
than 85 miles and less than 100 '
miles in length may charge1
three cents a mile fare for
adults, and half fare for child- j
ren, over five and under twel
ve years of age. Railroad
i.''v ■ to r^rrr.<y,>-1
roads to charge the rates spec
ified, if it finds that such rates
would be a reasonable charge |
under the conditions obtaining
in the petitioners case. Act in 1
i
force from passage,
ed March 4, 1015.
Approv
ACT NO. 90
Fixes Railroad Passenger Rates
Amends Section 6611 of Kir
by’s Digest of the Statutes of
Arkansas, and Act No. 8 of the
Acts of 1007, by fixing passen
ger rates in this state as fol
lows :
Rates on railroads fifteen
,miles or less in length, 5 cents
a mile; over fifteen miles in
length and less than 125 miles
ui length, 3 cents per mile;
over 125 miles in length. 2
[cents per mile or fraction
ithereof, for adults, and one
half of the above named rates
'for children under 12 and over
5 years of age. Act in force
from passage. Approved
[March 4, 1915.
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ACT NO. 101
Amending the Pension Laws of
The State
Provides that the following
described persons shall be en
titled to pensions: First, ev
ery person who enlisted
in the service as a soldier or
sailor in the army or navy, of
the Confederate States of
America, or in any one of the
states thereof, and who is in
digent or incapacitated for the
performance of manual labor
in the ordinary avocations of
life, by reason of wounds re
ceived in the discharge id’ his
duty as such soldier or sailor,
or who is now so incapacitated
by reason of age, accident or
disease. Second, every indi
gent widow of any deceased
soldier or sailor who rendered
service in the army or navy of
the Confederate Staes of Amer
ica, or any one of the states
thereof, and has departed this
life, shall not be excluded
from the right to receive such
pensions by reason of being
married subsequent to the
death of such soldier or sailor
provided that she is a widow
at the time of making her ap
plication. Third, every indi
gent mother now unmarried,of
any such soldier or sailor, as
hereinbefore described. Even
person applying for pension
under this act must have been
a bona fide resident of this
state for a period of twelve
months next preceeding the
date of his or her application.
The pensions provided for
therein shall be in the sum of
one hundred dollars per year.
All persons entitled to pensions
under the provisions of this
act, shall on or before the sec
ond Monday of July of each
year, file an application in form
with the county clerk of the
county in which she or he re
sides, or with the County Board
of Pensions. Each application
shall be verified with the oath
of the applicant, and shall be
supported with the statement
of 2disi nterested witnesses. Act
in force from passage. Ap
proved March fi. 1915.
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ACT NO. 102
Regulating the Recovery
Bonds
Provides that upon the dis
solution in whole or in part of
any injunction or restraining
order of any kind, the Chan
cery Court may assess and ren
der against principal and
sureties on the injunction bond,
a valid judgment for any and
all damages occassioned by
the issuance of such injunction
or restraining order. Further,
such judgment for damages
shall be rendered against the
Party who obtained the re
straining order or injunction,
and against the surities on the
bond and the same shall be
conclusive against them; and
in proceedings hereinunder,
the sureties shall be consider
ed parties in the cause; pro
vided, the court may. in its dis
cretion, require a reasonable
notice to such surety before
such, finding and judgment.
Act in force from passage.
Approved March .‘5, 1915.
ACT NO. 104
Requires Secretary of State*
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"Make Quarterly Reports.
Requires the Secretary o
State to furnish to the Audito
of State the number of Digests
Acts of the General Assembly
and Reports of the Supreme
Court, which have been fur
nishedby the state for the last
four years, and it shall be the
duty'of the Auditor to take
inventory of the number of
Digests, Acts and Reports and
report same to the Governor
Hereafter the Secretary shall
make quarterly reports to the
Auditor, showing the number
of Digests, Acts and Reports
printed during the quarternext
preceeding the time for mak
ing said report, and the Audi
tor shall, after taking inven
tory, report same to the Gov
ernor. The Auditor shall fur
nish all blanks for commissions
used by the Secretary of State.
It shall be a misdemeanor for
any person except the Auditor
to have any of theblanksprint
ed as set forth in Section 3 of
this act, and the penalty for
violation is a fine in any sum
not less than fifty nor more
tw-o hundred dollars Actin force
from passage. Approved
March 3, 1915.
ACT NO. 107
Fixing the Time For Solding
General Elections in Ark
ansas.
Provides that general elec
tions in the State of Arkansas
shall be held on the next Tues
day after the first Monday in
November, 191G, and every
two years thereafter,for the el
ection of all elective state,
county and township offices.
Act in force from passage. Ap
proved March 3, 1915.
ACT NO. 108
Providing for Control of State
Charitable Institutions
Provides that the manage
ment of the State Charitable
Institutions shall hereafter be
under a Board of Control, to
consist of three members, who
shall be appointed by the Gov
ernor with the approval of the
Senate, and who shall hold of
fice six years. Members of the
board shall reside at the state
capital and shall devote their
entire time to their duties, and
receive as compensation, the
sum of $2,500.00 per annum.
I he governor shall have power
to remove any member of the
| board for inattention, neglect,
misconduct, or inefficiency in
the discharge of his duty.
I he Board of Control may ap
point a Secretary who shall
receive a salary of $1,800.00
per annum. Act in force from
passage and approval. Ap
proved March 1, 1915.
ACT NO. 109
Defining Certain Public Nuis
ances, and Providing For
Abatement Thereof.
Specifies that the conduct
ing. maintaining, carrying on
|(,r engaging in sale of intoxi
cating liquors in any building
: within this state, and all means,
appliances, fixtures and etc.,
ust'd for the purpose of con
ducting such a business are
hereby declared to be a public
[nuisance, and may be abated
under the provisions of this
ait. Jurisdiction is conferred
upon the Chancery and Cir
cuit Courts of this State to
abate such nuisances. Act in
force from passage. Approv
ed March 5, 1915.
ACT NO. 110
State Treasurer Shall Receive
Funds
Act No. Ill) provides that
hereafter all money due the
state shall he paid direct to
t he State Treasurer. Violation
a felony. Act in force from
passage. Approved March 1,
ACT NO. 114
Darns and Power Plants
Amends Section 2 of ActNo.
of the Act« of 191,‘Jamend
atory to Acts of 1905. Any per
son or corporation organized
under the laws of this state,
tor the purpose of producing
p'luci lor any lawful purpose,
shall have the right to erect a
dam across any navigable or *
non-navigable river in this
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be desired for the purpose of
developing electric power. Act
m force from passage. Ap
proved March 9, 1915.
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