I’ROI’OSED.LKGISLATIV]AM KM
MEM’
Proposed Constitutional Anuiulnu
Number 11
Amending Sections 2 and 3 of Art
cle 7 of the Constitution of the Sta
of Arkansas; providing that the S
preme Court of the State shall I
composed of Seven judges one <'hi
Justice and Six Associate .Just: e
providing that Judges may sit in tv
divisions, and otherwise providing tl
manner in which the court shall s
and shall render its decisions.
Providing for the selection a ltd c V
tion of the two additional Judge
FOR AM END.M F.N"! No. U
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 1
Proposed Constitutional \im-ndimi
Number 11
lie it Resolved In the Senate ar
House of the Representatives of tl
State of Arkansas, the Majority <
Roth Houses Agreeing Therein:
That the following is hereby pr<
posed as an amendment to the Coi
stitution of the State of Arkansa
and the same being submitted to t!
electors of the State for approval i
rejection at the next general eh ■■•tin
for Senators and Repre-entativ s,
a majority of the electors voting ;
such election adopt such amc;. Inu
tile same shall become- a part of tli
Constitution of the St ;te of A -
to-wit:
That Sections 2 and •'! of Articl
7 of the Constitution of tlu- Slat-- c
Arkansas be amended to read
follows:
1 ill uuj'ivim * iia " * ■
posed of seven Judges one of whoi
shall be styled Chief Justice and ole-!
ed as such. In the consideration an
decision of eases, all Judgi lay
or the Court may lie divided mt" tw
divisions, and the decision of each o
said divisions shall be the do-d-ion ■•
the Court. The Chief Justice sha
assign three of the Associate Justice
to each division and he may ehnng
such assignments trom tinn in Crm
and the Associate Justices may inter
change with each other by agreetnei
among themselves. Tin. concun -
of three judges shall la* nec ■ -ary t
a decision in either divis'on. Whe
the Court, is sitting in mu c, th * hie
Justice shall preside, and the c a ir
rence of four shall be nec --ary to
decision. The Chief Justice -hall a1
lot the cases to the div. -ions, and h
may order any case to he d>-ctd• i o
reconsidered by the court in '-am
The Chief Justice may sit in eiihe
division, and -hail pn-sido when 1
sitting. The Judge.- of each •::> 'sio'
shall elect a presiding Jud ■> f.>r tha
division, who shall preside when th
Chief Justice is not - tting in tha
division, If the Chief Justice a
sent from the Court, the senior .Jude
shall perform his duties.
The Governor shall appoint tin
two additional Judges previa, d to
herein, one of whom shall hold ofiici
until his successor is elected at tin
general election for State officer ii
l'J'J'J, and qualific-. and one of whon
shall hold office until his su.-ee -or i
elected at the general election fo
State officers in l'.C 1, and quaUfie
Approved by the governor and filei
in the office of tic Scretniy o
State, January 17, 11*17.
Each elector may \. te ior or -am
st the above amendment.
Witness mv official •..•nature this
the - 1th dav’ef April, litlx.
|Seal] TOM .1. TERRA I.,
Secretary of State
PROPOSED 1. lit. ISI. A I I \ I \M END
MEN'T
Proposed Constitutional \mendmeii
Number 13
Providing credit of state may In
loaned and indebtedness incurred C
an amount not exceeding two per con
of the assessed valuation of property
in State for the purpose of providing
funds to he loaned upon the security
farm lands within tin -tale, or niak
ing farm loans, providing < »«r» • rn
Secretary of State and State I.am
Commissioner shall constitute Stall
band Hoard having authority to sel
bonds in name of State, place monej
in State Treasury and loan money ti
bona fide purchasers of farm lands it
Arkansas and prescribing manner ii
which such loans shall he made am
repaid; doJ.egatinj to the Logis'atun
the authority to provide for the car
ryitig out, administering and safe
guarding the provisions of this am
endment; providing all provisions o'
the Constitution of Arkansas in con
flift with this amendment he repealed
FOR AMENDMKNT NO. 1 ">
At; A INST AMKNDMKNT NO. IT,
lit' It Kcsnlxcd In tin- House of Rt|>
resentativcs and the Senate ot tIn
State ol \rkansas, the Majorit> <>
Both Houses \grecing Thereto:
That the following is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State a \ is.ansa
and the same being submitted to thi
electors of the State for approval >
rejection at the next general elect iot
for Senators and Representative i
a majority of the electors voting a
such election adopt such amendment
the same shall bee pm e a part of tha
Constitution of the State ot Ark an
sas, to-wit:
Section 1. Notwithstanding th<
limitation contained in Section 1 o
Article 1<> of the Constitution, tin
credit of the State may he loaned am
indebtedness incurred to an annum
not exceeding two per cent »f th
assessed valuation of all the prop' ll;
in the State for the purpose of pro
viding funds to be loamd upon th
security of farm lands within th
State, subject to the limitations Imre
in contained.
Section 2. The (ioverm r, Hecretar;
of State and State Land Commission
er shall constitute the State Kan
Hoard, which board is hereby author
ized and directed to issue and se
or pledge bonds in the name of th
State to be known as the “Arkansa
Farm Credit Bonds” in an amount no
to exceed two per cent of the assess
ed valuation of all the property in th
State, anil to place the proceeds in th
•State Freasury in a fund to be know
it as (he "Arkansas Rural Credits Loa
!• und."
•Sec. .’>. Said bonds shall be issue
i- in denominations of $25.00, $100.01
:e $500.00 and $1,000.00 and shall be is
i- sued in series of $10,000.00 or multi
>e pies thereof drawn to mature in no
‘f more than thirty-six years; nor shai
5» said bonds be sold until application
•o from bona fide purchasers of land
ic grogating $10,000.00 have been file
it with and approved by the State Ram
board. Said bends shall bear inter
' t a! the rate of four per cent ne
annum, and shall be exempt from tax
ation by the State of Arkansas, o
any of r subdivisions.
Si-e. !. Said State Rand Heard i
j authorized and directed to loan th
11 moneys in aid Arkansas Rural ( rid
jits Roan fund to bona fide purchaser
(1 jot iarm lands in Arkansas, upon note
e secured by mortgages or deeds o
,f trust constituting first liens on suel
jtarni 1 unis in amounts which shall no
1 exceed seventy five per cent of th
, appraised value of such lands. Th
credit of the State shall not lie loan
e e'l to any person to purchase mor
j. than mi acres of land, nor land value*
n “t more than $50.00 per acre. No
f shatl a loan of less than $200.00 no
, more than $13,000.00 be made to an;
. purchaser of land.
t‘, Sec. 5. Such loans shall not hi
. made except to owners who “operate
and ‘occupy lands mortgaged am
(, “luil! be made for the following pur
,• | pose■ (a) 'The payment for land
I purchased; th) the purchase of livi
stock and other equipment, and tie
making of improvements which in tin
^ judgment of the board will incieasi
the production of such lands or adi
j ; 10 their value as a farm home in ;
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ami ic) for the satisfaction of en
eumberances upon such lands, whicl
ui the judgment of said board, wen
incurred or assumed by said appliean
f' r the ati.resaid purposes.
See. n. Kvery applicant for a tarn
lean shall state clearly in his applica
|ion. the purposes for which such !oat
is desired and upon its approval In
the board this statement shall ia
denied a par! of the note or eontrae
under which the loan is granted. 15u
no I ailure to apply such funds to tin
purposes stated in said application o
enumerated herein shall invalidate i
lean when once made, nor shall any
thine' herein contained hi deemed n
prevent any farm owner from selling
' r leasing lands subject to such in
eumbranee; but if he shall violat.
his said contract by applying tin
moneys borrowed to purposes othei
those stated in his applcation or enu
nit rated herein, or il he shall leas*
such lands or sell thent to any per
son apt fullfilling the conditions am
purpose- provided herein, said boar*
i> authorized and directed to ivquin
the i ■ payment of said loan upon si*
month’s notice, and said note or eon
tract, shall contain a clause providing
therefor.
Sec. (, Such loans shall be repait
witti interest accruing in annual in
stallments en the amortization plan
such installments being fixed at sue!
sums as will cover the interest rat;
ami will liquidate the debt in a perioc
to he agree*! upon between said boar*
and the applicant, said period to b<
not less than live nor more than thu
ty-six year.-; but any debtor ma>
liquidate any part or all uf his indebt
edness in amounts of SfiP.CRt or multi
ples thereof upon any amortizalioi
payment date.
Sic. S, The rate of interest or
loans shall he five per cent per an
num; provided that no Farm Credit
Bonds shall he sold for less than par
and provided further that the boar*
shall require each applicant to pay
an initial charge of 1 per cent of the
loan granted, the minimum charge tc
he $1<M)0 to cover the cost of apprais
al and examination of title.
Sec. ;i- All surplus funds aceruiup
fi’em the operation of the system ot
rural credits herein provided for, af
ter paying interest accruing on thi
aforesaid bonds, and all operating am;
other expenses arising from the ad
ministration of saiil system of rural
credits shall In- placed in the State
Treasury' and become a part of th*
fund to he known as the "Arkansas
Rural Credit Reserve Fund." Said
Arkansas Rural Credits Reserve Fund
shall he loaned on farm lands in the
manner herein provided for the Ark
ansas Rural ( ml it Roan Fund, am
the interest accruing from the loam
made from the said \rkansas Rural
Credits Reserve f und shall be added
iu u ana oeeome a part oi it. 1 he
saul Arkansas Rural Credits Reserve
I'Uiul sh ill he iiTfdueilde, except that
it may lie drawn upon to reimburse
the State lor loss in the administra
tion of said systoniof rural credits.
Sec. 10. The Legislative Assembly
; shall provide in such detail as it sled
deem advisable for the carrying out
and administering of the provisions
of this amendment, and shall provide
■ adequate safeguards against the use
, <1 Mich loans as an aid to the pur
■ chasing and holding of lands for thi
' purposes of speculation. Such safe
i | guards shall include clear definition*
i of the terms “operate" and “occupy’
{used herein. In the absence id' sue!
, ■ legislation and subject to the same af
• [ ter its enactment the State Lam
| Hoard shall proceed to administer sail
| system of rural credits under rules
■ and regulations provided by itself
but subject to the provisions hereir
contained.
! See. 11. The provisions of the
Constitution of Arkansas in conflict
with thi amendment are hereby re
- | pealed, in so far only as they conflict
I herewith. The provisions of this
> | amendment shall he self executing
■ ! and shall take effect and he in op
oration (50 days after their approva
and adoption by the people of Ark
; ansas.
- ' Approved by the Governor, and fil
1 ed m the office of the Secretary o:
- j State, March 17, 1917.
1 1 Each elector may vote for or again
;» 1 st the above amendment,
s Witness my official signature this
t 1 the 21th dav of April, 191K.
- [Seal] TOM. J. TERKAL.
o 1 Secretary of State
NEWARK BOY WRITES
, FROM CAMP CODY
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Wonderful Change in New
Mexico Army Camp Since
Last September
Dear Editor.—If you will al
1 low me a little space in your
paper I will try to write a few
words about New Mexico and
- Camp Cody.
1 have been here near nine
i months and find it to be an
ideal climate, altho it is a little
windy and dusty sometimes.
1 came here with the S'xth
1 Nebraska Infantry last Septem
. ber. The weather was still
hot, the horned toads and liz
ards were everywhere in camp.
' Most ot the boys were afraid
1 to sleep for fear of snakes and
centipedes. There wasn’t hard
ly any improvements at all.
The roads or streets of the
camp were in the rough, cactus
and yucca plants were even
where, but the boys soon got
busy w ith ax and shovel and it
was marvelous to see the dif
ference in a few weeks.
Everything is up-to-date now
The roads are all graded and
oiled. The base hospital which
covers about 15 acres is equip
ped to accomodate at least
2000 patients. There are sev
en Y. M. ('. A. buildings
throughout the camp, which
furnish amusement, reading
and writing materail for the
boys The K. of C. also has a
big hall for the benefit of its
members and the new Liberty
theater is the center of attrac
tion, with a seating capacity of
1,000. Also the Stadium for
open air attractions such as
prize lights and dances.
The rifle range is located
three miles out and the Ar
tillery range is 12 miles out.
1’he artillery has the world’s
record for score, hitting 20 out
of 20. I am now in the 100th
supply train which will have
PER I EC T CON El PENCE
Main People Have Hood Reason Eor
Complete Reliance
Do you know how—
To find relief from backache.
To correct distressing bladder ills;
Many people in this vicinity know
the way.
Have used Dona’s Kidney Pills.
Have proved their worth in many
tests.
Here’s Walnut Ridge testimony.
Mrs W. R. Lane, Main St., Walnut
Ridge. Ark., says: “My kidneys
were very much disordered and al
though 1 treated with doctors and
took any amount of medicine 1 didn’t
get good results. Doan’s kiney pills
gave me prompt relief and my confi
dence in them is unlimited.
I nearly always have Doan’s Kid
ney Pills on hand for 1 know that
they are wihtout an equal.”
Price r.Oc at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Dona’s Kdiney Pills, the same that
Mrs. Lane had. Foster Milburn Co..
Mfgrs., Buffalo ,N. Y . 3
Adv.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
T. S. LAND OFFICE
Little Rock, Ark.,
April 12, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that
Oils Crouch of Charlotte, Ark.,
who on July 18, 19DC made
Homestead Entry No. 09801,
for South-west quarter. Section
:!2, Township 14 N, Range 4
West, 5th Principal Meridian,
has filed notice of his intention
to make .'5-year proof to estab
lish claim to the land above
described, before U. S. Com
missioner, at Ratesville, Ark.,
on till' 21st day of May, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses
Allison Weaver, of Charlotte
I Ark
.lolin Yates of Charlotte, Ark
James Wright, of Charlotte.
Ark.
James Wiltrout of Charlotte,
Ark.
JNO. W. ALLEN.
Register.
4-18-5L
192 trucks when fully complet
ed.
1 was raised in the vicinity
of Newark and like to keep in
touch with everything that is
going on there. Am sneding
$1 for subscription. Please
send The Journal to my ad
dress until further notice.
Yours truly,
RAYMOND JONES,
Co. B, 109th Supply Train.
Doming, N. M.
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CENTER GROVE
v P P P P P P P P P"-**
Center Grove, May 11—The
big rain did much damage in
our community.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Parker
spent Friday at Newark on
business.
Miss Geneva Harrelson is
spending the week at Newark
visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rider
and little sons, Chester and
Deward spent Sunday at Wal
nut Grove visiting the lady’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Ed
wards.
Holman Brown who is at
tending sehol at Newark spent ■
Saturday and Sunday here vis
iting his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
•J. L. Brown.
■Rev. Cossey will preach here
Saturday night and Sunday, ev
erybody invited to attend.
Misses Elsie and Wess Moore
of Charlotte spent Wednesday
night here the guest of Miss
Julia Bray.
Mrs. Frank Bullington ami
children and Mrs. J. E. Harrel
son spent Monday at Walnut
Grove visiting Mrs G. Wal
den.
Prayer meeting every Wed
nesday night. Everybody in
vited to attend.
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WARNING ORDER
[In Independence Chancery Court
June Term. 1918
Jesse Jones, Plaintifff
vs.
Mrs. Etta Page, Mrs. Will Jones, and
the Unknown heirs of Wni. Jones, do- 1
ceased and Mrs. George Morris, and ■
James .Tones, Defendants.
The above-named defendants are <
hereby warned to appear in this j
court within 30 days and answer to ■
the complaint of the plaintiff herein *
filed. i
Given under my hand as clerk of j
the Chancery Court on this the ‘JTth !
day of April, 1918. t
B. F. ADAMS, Clerk. (
I. J. Matheny attorney for non-res- j
ident defendants.
Cl Cl Cl II I. ,! I . e
PAROQUET ITEMS
Paroquet, May 1C. —Mr. ami
Mrs. Ira Stubblefield of Ba
tavia spent a few days here
this week visiting relatives.
Talmage Allen of Camp
Beauregard. I,a., is home >n a
thirty da\ furlough.
C. c. Whianant made a busi
ness trip to Newark Saturday.
Ldna. \’olina and Voytl Bar
ber spent Saturday at the dec
oration at Macedonia.
Mrs. Tissue liuchinson and
Henry Johnson spent Saturda.
at the decoration at Macedonia
Joe East of Newport spent
Saturday night here with his
I amiiy.
There is still quite a lot id'
dckne- s through this section.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Simmon*-,
>1 Newark spent Frida\ night
here visiting- relatives.
Miss (Irace Wayman return
'd home Tuesday from New
irk.
Mrs. T. 1). Lindsey spent
Monday at Newark visiting rel
>t ives
John Barber made a bust
i ess trip to Newark Tuesday.
Black river is still rising a.
ithis writing.
Mrs. J. O. Phillips spent
Tuesday evening at Newport.
J. M. Barber made a busi
ness trip to Newark Tuesday.
Tonk Galloway made a busi
I ness trip to Newark Tuesday
evening.
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MATHENY-EDWARDS
Otho Matheny of the U. S.
Navy and Miss Willie Edwards
of Batesville were married at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. 1. J.
.Matheny at Batesville last Fri
day, Rev. Thompson officiat
ing. Mr- Matheny has been in
the Navy eleven years and is at
present stationed at New Or
leans, where he and his bride
will reside for the present.
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NEWPORT STORE ROBBED
Wingo Bros, store at New
port was broken into and rob
bed early Monday morning
The safe was blown and about
.s:’,00 in cash was taken by the
robbers.
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These you will find at this store to
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criptions to us and have them filied cor
rectly and with materials of one hundred
per cent purity and strength.
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