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CALLS, DAY OR NIGHT.
Phone Number 2,
McCrory. Arkansas
*G. W. BARBER
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OF AGED NEGRESS “SEER
“Aunt” Caroline Dye, A Well
Known Newport Charac
ter, Dies, Leaving Estate
Of $100,000.00
Newport, Oct. 1“Aunt”
Caroline Dye, as she was fa
miliarity known, a negro, who
is said to be more than 100
years old, died at her home in
this city yesterday. She was
widely known as a fortune
After her death a search
of her premises revealed more
than $12,000 in cash hidden
away, $3,500 in silver dollars.
She bought Liberty bonds free
ly and was a member of the
Jackson County Limit Club in
the war saving stamps. She
owned several pieces of prop
erty in Newport and several
good farms in the county. Be
sides the $12,000 found in her
house she had more than $8,
000 in the bank. Her estate is
estimated to be worth nearly
$100,000.
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TO BRING BODIES HOME
Americans Killed in France To
Have Last Resting Place Here.
Washington, Sept. 4,—The
Americans who lose their lives
in the war abroad will be
buried only temporarily.
Where identification is pos
sible the bodies will be placed
in marked graves, to be taken
up when the war is over and
brought home, the War De
partment announced today.—
Arkansas Gazette.
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I
PROPOSED LEGISLAfrVE AMEND*
• WENT.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
No. 15.
Providing: credit of State may bo
loaned and indebtedness incurred to an
amount not exceeding: two per cent of
the assessed valuation of property in
State for the purpose of providing
funds to be loaned upon the security
of farm lands within the State or mak
ing' farm loans; providing Governor,
Secretary of State and State Land Com
missioner shall constitute State Land
Hoard having authority to sell bonds
in name of State, place money In State
Treasury and loon money to bona fide
purchasers of farm lands In Arkansas,
and prescribing manner in which such
loans shall be made and repaid; dele
gating to the Legislature the authority
to provide for carrying out, administer
ing and safeguarding the provisions of
this amendment: providing all provis
ions of the Constitution of Arkansas
in conflict with this amendment art
repealed.
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 15.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 16.
Be It Resolved by the House of Rep
resentatives and the Senate of the’
State of Arkansas, the Majority of
Both Houses Agreeing Thereto*
That the following is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to ths Consti
tution of the State of Arkansas, and
the same being submitted to the elec
tors of the State for approval or re
jection at the next general election
for Senators and Representatives, if a
majority of the electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment, the
same shall become a part of the Con
s^itution of the State of Arkansas, to
wit:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the lim
itation contained in Section 1 of Arti
cle 18 of the Constitution, the credit
of the State may be loaned and in
debtedness incurred to an amount not
exceeding two per cent of the assess
ed valuation of all the property in the
State for the purpose of providing
funds to he loaned upon the security
of farm lands within the State, subject
to the limitations herein contained.
Sec. 2. The Governor, Secretary of
State and State Land Commissioner
shall constitute the State Land Board,
which board is hereby authorized and
directed to issue and sell or pledge
bonds in the name of the State, to be
known as “Arkansas Farm Credit
Bonds.” in an amount not to exceed
two per cent of the assessed valuation
of all the property in the State, atyj
to place the proceeds in the State
Treasury in a fund to be known as the
"Arkansas Bural Credits Loan Fund.”
Sec. 3. Said bonds shall he 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
Board. Said bonds shall bear interest
at the rate of four per cent per an
num. and shall be exempt from tax
ation by the State of Arkansas, or any
of its subdivisions.
Sec. 4. Said State Land Board is au
thorized and directed to loan the mon
eys in said Arkansas Rural Credits
Loan Fund to bona fide purchasers of
farm lands in Arkansas, upon notes se
cured bv mortgages or deeds of trust
constituting first liens on such farm
lands in amounts which shall not ex
ceed seventy-five per cent of the ap
praised value of such lands. The cred
it of the State shall not be loaned to
any person to purchase more than 80
acres of land, nor land valued at more
than $50 00 per acre. Nor shall a loan
of less than $200.00 nor more than $$,
non no be made to any purchaser
Sec. 5. Such loans shall not be made
except to oAvners who "operate” and
“occupy" lands mortgaged. and shall
he. made for the following purposes:
Cal The paA'merit for lands purchased:
(hi the purchase of 11atc stock and oth
er equipment, and the making of lm
r»rr,Vements which. In the Judgment of
said hoard, will increase the produc
tlA'lty of such lands or add to their
vah-'’ as a farm home In a decree to
lustlfA- such expenditure: and (cl for
tfco satisfaction of •ncumbuncM upon
such lands, which, In the judgment of
said board, were Incurred or assumed
by said applicant for the aforesaid
purposes.
Sec. d. Every applicant for a farm
loan shall state clearly In his applica
tion the purposes for which such loan
is desired, and upon its approval by
the board this statement shall be deem
ed 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 such application or
enumerated herein shall Invalidate a
loan when once made, nor shall <*n>
thing herein contained be deemed to
prevent any farm owner from selling
or leasing lands subject to such In
cumbrance; but if h* shall rioiate ns
said contract by applying the moneys
borrowed to purposes other thnn those
stated in his application or enumerated
herein, or If he shall lease such is n<J*
or sell them to any person not fulfill
ing the conditions and purposes pro
vided for herein, said board Is author
ized and directed to require the repay
z&fiat *aL<UCo*a iumm. »lx toanths
tlce; an<T safiT'note or contract shall
contain a clausa providing therefor.
Sec. 7. Such loans shall he repaid
with interest accruing: In annual In
stallments on the amortisation plan,
such installments being: fixed at such
sums as wttl cover the Interest re.te
will liquidate the debt in a period
to be agreed on between said board
and the applicant, said period to be
not lees than five nor mors than thirty
six years; but any debtor may liqui
date any part or all of his indebtedness
in amounts of $60.00 or multiples there
of upon any amortization payment
date.
Sec. S. The rate of Interest on loans
shall be five per cent per annum; pro
vided, that no Farm Credit Bonds shall
be sold for less than par; and pro
vided further that the board shall re
quire each applicant to pay an initial
eharge of 1 per cent of the loan grant
ed, the minimum charge to be $10.00
to cover the cost of appraisal and ex
amination of title.
Sec. 9. All surplus funds accruing
from the operation of the system of
rural credits herein provided for, after
paying interest accruing on the afore
said bonds, and all operating and other
expenses arising from the administra
tion of said system of rural credits,
shall be placed in the State Treasury
and become a part *f a fund to he
known as the "Arkansas Rural Fredlt
Reserve Fund.” Said Arkansas Rural
Credits Reserve Fund shall be loaned
on farm lands in the manner herein
provided for the Arkansas Rural
cruing from loans made from said Ar
kansas Rural Credits Reserve Fund
shall be added to it and become a part,
of it. The said Arkansas Rural Credits
Reserve Fund shall be irreducible, ex
cept that it may be drawn Tipon to re
imburse the State for loss incurred in
the administration of said system of
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 ad
equate safeguards against the use of
such laans as an aid to the purchas
ing and holding of lands for the pur
poses of speculation. Such safeguards
shall Include clear definitions of the
terms "operate” and "occupy” used
herein. Tn the absenoe of such legis
lation, and subject to the same after
its enactment, the State Land Board
shall proceed to administer said sys
tem of rural credits under rules and
regulations provided by itself, but sub
ject to the provisions herein contained.
Sec. 11. The provisions of the Con
stitution of Arkansas in conflict with
this amendment are hereby repealed, in
so far only as they conflict herewith.
The provision* of this amendment
shall be self-executing, and shall tak*
effect and be In operation 60 days af
ter their approval and adoption by the
people of Arkansas.
Approved by the Governor, and filed
in the office of the Secretary of State,
March 17, 1017.
Bach elector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
W’tness my official signature this,
the 24th day of April. 1918
[Seal] TOM J. TERRAL,
Secretary of State.
TO MOTHERS
Bring your baby to enter the
contest at our county fair.
Take advantage of the free
medical examination. If your
baby is not lOOper cent perfect
you can learn why he is not,
and remedy the cause.
Make this one of the biggest
days of the fair. Mrs. C. W.
Garrison, state chairman of
child welfare bureau, will give
a talk to the mothers, and
distribute excellent literature
on the care of children.
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SAND HILL NEWS
We are sorry that Tad
missed his seat Sunday night
when he went to sit down.
Mr. Chester Wright who has
been employed by Haralson
Brothers in Augusta, returned
home ill Saturday.
Messrs Irvin Ivy and John
and Jim Miller were all smiles
Sunday evening.
Miss Onnia Miller was very
much pleased Saturday, hav
ing received a letter from an
overseas soldier.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis
left Wednesday for Jonesboro
for afew days visit to friends
and relatives.
W. D. HINSON
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LiMit', 4 i .i . 1 \ it) AMEKD*
• Proposed Constitutional Amendment
No. 14.
Amending; Sections 2 and 2 of 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 Chief
Justice and six Associate Justices; pro
viding the Judges may sit in two di
visions, and otherwise providing the
manner In which the court shall sit
and shall render its decisions.
Providing for the selection and elec
tion of the two additional! Judges.
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 14.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 14.
PropMel Constitutional Amendment
No. 14.
Be It Resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
State of Arkansas, the Majority of
Both Houses Agreeing Thereto:
That the following is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas, and
the same being submitted to the elec
tors of the State for approval or re
jection at the next general election
for Senators and Representatives, if a
majority of the electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment the
same shall become a part of the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas, to
wlt:
That Sections 2 and X of Article T
of the Constitution of the State of Ar
kansas be amended to read as follows!
The Supreme Court shall be compos
ed of seven Judges, one of whom shall
be styled Chief Justice and elected as
such. In the consideration and decis
ion of cases, all Judges may sit or the
Court may be divided into two divis
ions, and the decision of each of said
divisions shall be the decision of the
court. me t:nier justice snail assign
three of the Associate Justices to each
division, and he may change such as
signments from time to time, and the
Associate Justices may interchange
with each other by agreement among
themselves. The concurrence of three
Judges shall be necessary to a decis
ion In either division. When the
Court Is sitting in banc, the Chief Jus
tice shall preside, and the concurrence
of four shall be necessary to a decis
ion. The Chief Justice shall allot the
cases to the divisions, and he may or
der any case to -be decided or recon
sidered by the court in banc. The
Chief Justice may sit in either division,
and shall preside when so sitting. The
Judges of each division shall elect a
presiding Judge for that division, who
shall preside when the Chief Justice le
not sitting In that division. If the
Chief Justice Is absent from the Court,
the senior Judge present shall perform
his duties.
The Governor shall appoint the two
additional Judges provided for herein,
one of whom shall hold office until hts
successor Is elected at the general elec
tion for State officers In 1922, and
qualifies, and one of whom shall hold
office until his successor Is elected at
the general election for State officers
In 1924, and qualifies.
Approved by the Governor, and filed
in the office of the Secretary of State,
January 17, 1917.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature ttiia
the 24th day of April, 1918.
[Seal] TOM J. TB2RRAL.
Secretary of Stat*
adv.