Cme political faith o! the party botd
» aaJd primary election snd that she
Will give h*r moral support to all the
aoinliiMf of an Id political party.
ACT WO. 187.
Approved March 6, 1917
An Act to authorise the Stats Peti
tion Board to add certain names to the
elision rolls of the state and authorises
e Auditor to draw warrant for sarna
Act authorliea certain persons whose
name* are set out In the Act and who
•re unable to furnish the required legal
proof of service shall he added to the
pension roll of ths state and that each
one Bamed In the Act be allowed J100
or their pro rata part each year there
after
ACT HO. 188.
Approved March 6, 1917.
An Art to make appropriations for
deftalencles for the various State 1 >e
partSQsrita during the biennial period
sttdlny March SI, 1917.
Act appropriates for special
Taiss erroneously paid. f«5".32
Prosecuting Attorney's fees... <1*9.97
Assessor's fees. ..
Rewards for fucltives. ...... . 1.9&5.66
Witness fees before committee 2*.10
Water for old State House.... 345.15
Legislative Investigating Com
mittee . 455 25
Confederate pensioners . 23.50
Presidential electors . 297.20
Mine Inspector . 75.27
Attorney General's Office. 1.492.00
interest on Permanent School
Bonds . 59.670.00
Minimum Ware Board . 60o.no
Governor's Office. 29.61
tuditor'r Office . 10.015.64
istory Commission . 1,000.00
•partment of T^abor . 1 17 55
Tax Commission . 1.292.*0
(•tate Board of Health. 100,00
Board of Control .. 2.500,00
Bscratary state's Office. 25,5*3.27
Treasurer's Office . 1,3*7.16
Registered Nurse's Fund’. 477.52
Military Department . 7.631.19
Sunt Public Instruction. 3,546.79
Railroad Commission . 644.30
ACT NO. 190.
Approved March 7, 1917.
Act to raise tax on insurance enm
Santes, to create office of Insurance
ommlssioncr and State Fire Marshal.
Act creates for a period of 30 years
the office of Insurance Commis
sioner and State Fire Marshal proscrib
ing the duties asd fixes the salary of
•a eh
Act fixes tax to be paid by insurance
companies at 2 per centum of the gross
receipts of each and every company in
lieu of all other taxes.
ACT NO. 191.
Approved March 7 1917
An Act to reduce tax on commercial
feed stuff. Provides that rate shall be
10 cents per ton on all concentrated
feed stuff.
ACT NO. 193.
Approved March 9. 1917.
An Act to regulate the payment of
eountv and city warrants.
Act provides that alter the passage of
this Act all outstanding county or city
warrants shall be received by the Coun
ty Collector on payment of taxes for
county general fund.
Act also i i ivldev that warrants Is
sued thereafter shall tie litimhered con
secutively and shall he paid in current
money of the Unit* ! States and in the
order of their number ami the date of
their issue. Also provides for warrants
that arc not pre '-nt.-d ''or p ui nt
within one year u t authorizes ■ "un:
city, and incorporated towns to fund
their outstanding warrants not often, r
than once per annum
This does not apply to the following
eounttes: Baxter. Boone. Bradley, Cal
houn, Clay. Co-bourne. Cnlttmhfa. ‘'l og
head. Crlttetuie.n. Co ss. Crawford. Dal
lae. Desha. Drew. Faulkner, Fulton, Car
land, Greene. Grant. Hempstead, Hot
Spring. Howard, lnden.-nd. i ■/. ■ t.
Jefferson, Johnson. Lafayette. Lincoln,
Sevier, Sharp. St Francis Stone. L >
noVe. Madison. Marion. Miller. Miss-s
sippi, Monroe Neva !a. Ouachita Bike,
perry. Phillips. JV,P~. Prairie. Pulaski.
Saline. Scott Sebastian. Searcy. Wash
ington. Woodruff. M ntgomes/ Arkan
sas. Polk. I.ee. Cleveland, Lawrence.
Randolph and Union.
ACT SO. 200.
! Approved March 9 1917.
An Act to appropriate money to pay
for publication of orders of the Rail
road Commission in pursuance of Pub
licity Act.
Act authorizes the appropriation of
fl,732.00 in payment of publication of
orders of said commission in the vari
ous papers mentioned in the Act.
ACT NO. 201.
Approved March 9. 1917.
An Act to appropriate money to pay
holdover members and employes of the
House of Representatives and Senate
of the Forty-first Gneeral Assembly.
Provides that officers and clerks
named in Act shall be paid for their
services up to April 7, 1917.
ACT NO. 200.
Approved March 9, 1917.
An Act to amend Section 793 of Kir
by’s Digest.
Act provides that upon affidavit filed
with circuit clerk or clerk of any other
court of the partiality, prejudice or re
lationship or the sheriff or deputy of
any county where suit is brought or to
be brought, or shall have been com
menced. or where such affidavit is
filed by the defendant in any criminal
prosecution, the clerk shall issue and
direct process to the coroner, who shall
execute the same.
ACT NO. 207.
Approved March 9, 1917.
An Act to promot'- efficiency of the
Arkansas National Guard and to con
form to the military laws of the Unit
ed States.
Act provides that no appointment
shall be made of any staff officers un
less such appointee shall have had pre
vious military experience and that they
shall hold their appointment until the
age of fit. unless relieved by resigna
tion, disability or determined by , ■ n t
m.artial. Vacancies among such offices
to he filled hv appnlotment from the
officers of the militia of this state.
Governor Is authorized to make such
regulations as to the appointments in
the Guard and make such other regu
lations pertaining to the Guard as may
be n. essary to conform to the laws
of Congress for participation in fed
eral appropriations for National
Guards.
\«'T NO. 200,
Approved March 10, 1017.
An \ft to provide for the establish
ment o’ municipal courts In cities of
the first class.
All etti< s having1 a population ex
ceeding l.'.non and und> • 20,000. ac
cording to the latest V. S. census, sub
ject to the provisions of this Act.
The general provisions of this Act
are similar to the provisions in \ -t
No. ?. This Act to take effect January
1. 191S.
APT XO. 210.
Approved March 10. 1017.
An Act creating a bureau of sanita
tion relating to hotels, rooming houses
and restaurants.
Act provides that said bureau shall
he under the supervision of the State
Board of Health. Authorizes the Plata
Board of Health to appoint one « hi. f
Inspector and such other i-sistants as
are necessary to carry out provisions
of this Act. who shall make r- per* to
the state Board of Health. Th pre
visions of this Act apply to hotels,
rooming houses and restaurants within
The state. Act defines what shall be
considered hotels, also rooming houses
and restaurants. Provides that the
owner or conductor of each shall pro
cure a license for conducting same and
fixes the license fee for each class.
Act provides that on the first, day or
each month th© oecretary of the Board
of Health and chief in-: hall
w 'I the State Treastn r , list of all
hotels, rooming houses and restaurants
entitled to receive a Been . and upon
certificate of the State 'Or. a surer that
-aid ft . have been paid. S' ite Board
of Health to i3eue llcen-o in accorl
-his Act. slgi
Inspector and president of Board of
Health Said license must be procured
within *0 day* af tar the [>tsu«t of
thl* Act, and on the flret day of Janu
ary- thereafter.
Act al»o prescribes penalties for fail
ure to comply with this Act, and ap
propriate* $16,000 to carry Act Into ef
fect.
ACT MO. 211.
Appro-red March 10, 1917.
An Act to appropriate funds arising
from special tar upon cattle within the
Northeast and the Northwest Cattle
Tick Eradication District.
Act appropriates $29,000 out of the
funds of the Northeast District and the
sum of $50,000 out of the Northwest
District for the years 1917 and 1919 for
the purpose of cattle tick eradication
in the respective districts.
ACT MO. *12.
Approved March 10. 1917.
Act to appropriate funds for use and
benefit of the Fish and Came Commis
sion. Act appropriates $73,000 for the
term of two years, beginning April 1.
1917.
ACT MO. 214.
Approved March 10. 1917.
An Act to amend Section 1 of Act
242 of the Acts of the General Assem
bly of 1915.
Bank Commissioner authorized to su
pervise and enforce the provisions of
this Act. and sfinll appoint an assist
ant at a salary of $2,400 per annum,
and shall make all rules and regula
tions which are necessary to carry this
Act Into effect.
ACT MO. 210.
Approved March 10, 1917.
Act provides that quorum courts may
appropriate funds for use in eradica
tion of cattle ticks. Act provides that
the county judge of any county in the
state may approve claims to he paid
for said purpose during the year 1917,
upon authority of the quorum court.
ACT MO. 217.
Approved March 10, 1917.
An Act fixing the time for meeting
of the quorum court, providing for ad
journment of said court to a fixed
time, and for calling court In case of
emergency; prohibiting the hoildlng of
•inv court house. Jp.il. bridge, or other
improvement without nn appropriation
having been made therefor, and fixing
violation for the provisions of this
Act.
This Act docs not apply to Fulton.
Greene. Baxter. Lawrence, Crawford.
Little Blver, Desha, Clay, Izard, or
Lonoke counties.
ACT \ft. 221.
Approved March 12. 1217.
An Act to amend Sections 2, 5. 8, 7,
14. 17 and 26 of Act 87 of the Acts or
1215.
Changes the term of office from four
years to two years of the municipal
judge, provided judges serving as such
shall hold until the regular city elec
tion in 1219. Tn the larger cities Act
divides the covirt into two divisions
and provides for judge for each divis
ion. Act provides that judges in the
smaller cities shall receive a salary of
<2.(inn. The qualifications ns to length
of practice in the Circuit and Supreme
four* for the first division in the Tann
er elties and In the smaller cities not
to apply until the city election of 1212.
Act provdes that fees shall be paid in
advance in civil proceeding.
Act authorizes city clerk to appoint
deputies, suhject to the confirmation of
the city council. Provides that fines,
forfeitures, etc., collected tinder city
ordinances in both civil and criminal
eases shall be reported separately from
those under State laws. Act amends
Faction 17 so ns to exclude the ex
penses of the city clerk and his depu
ties from the second class account.
Amends Section 26 as to the number
of deputies and the salaries thereof.
APT AO. 225.
Approved March 12. 1217.
An Act to amend Section 1 of Act
124 of the Acts of 1215.
Fixes time for killinc deer, turkey
and bear ns the last 20 dnvs of Vo.
veinber. all of December, and the first
10 days of January, and for killing1 tur
key gobblers from the 15th day of
March until the 21 st day of April.
ACT AO. 22«.
Approved March 12, 1217.
An Act to provide for printing and
sale of Arkansas Supreme Court re
ports.
Act authorizes the commissioners to
let public contracts to reprint all the
volumes of the Arkansas Supreme
Court reports now or shortly to he om
of print. Act appropriates the sum of
$40,000 to pay for same.
ACT AO. 2.20.
Approved March 12. 1217.
An Act to amend Section 1 of Act 238
of Acts of 1213.
Act amends hy adding the following
counties: Washington. Perry, John
son. Franklin, Desha, Benton, Ran
dolph and Conway.
AI T Ml. 234.
Approved March 12, 1917.
An Act to abolish the hoards of
equalization and to provide for the as
sessment and valuation of taxable
property in the state, and for other
purposes.
Act provides that the county court
shall appoint two reputable citizens,
who shall be justices of the peace
when practicable, in each township of
the county, who, together with the
county lux assessor, shall constitute
the township board of assessment and
valuation tor said township. Said
board shall assess the property in each
township, both real and personal, at Its
fair market value. Act provides that
the county assessor shall meet the said
board in its respective townships, and
shall, with said board, assess the prop
erty in the townships, respectively.
Mon-residents are required to furnish
the assessor with a list of their prop
erty in each township, upon blanks to
be supplied by the assessor, fixing a
penalty for failure to do so. Act stives
said board full power to raise or lower
the value of any property it may think
proper, but persons aggrieved may have
the right of appeal.
ACT Ml. 237.
Approved March 12. 1917.
An Vet to amend Act 12.2 of the Acts
of 1917.
Act exempts rabbits from the provis
ions of said Act.
■ACT Ml. 23S.
Approved March 13. 1917.
\n Act to pi 'Vide for the inspection
of i,<! oil, gasoline, naphtha and otl « r
similar fluids used for heating, light
ing. and other power purposes.
A t croati the •!'j , of inspector for
n period of 3'1 vi \- - to be appointed
hy the 'lovernor, -aid inspector to ap
point, with the approval of the Gover
nor. six in and one clerk to
carry out the p: n lsions of this Vet.
! Act specifically sets out method ■■ for
testing said oils. The ownet of nv
oil. provided for in ’his Vet to not ify
th* inspector for the purpose of hav
ing an inspection mud. : also author
izes the State Treo.-urer to provide
suitable certificates arid stamps to he
placed upon receptacles containing
such oils. Act provides in ease no In
spector tti be fetmd to make prompt
Inspection, tv, owner of such oils may
make such insmotion according to the
provisions of this \o+. Act authorizes
p ! - merit T,f ft-. in*r, the state treas
ure an'1 kept In a'parate fund. Also
provides that railroads shall notify in
s' ■ ■ tor of the arrival and delivery of
.all car tanks containing oils herein
ST>' rlfl. fl.
ACT Ml. 2«.i.
Approved Afar'*' ’7. 1917.
An Act o provide for maintenance
of state IT ■ I :t; 1 r , Mervous r»|s
eti s for the remainder of th*' bi
ennial pee-, ,i , ''.’in V >rcb. 1917.
Act appropriates 25.
At T Ml. 247.
■Approved March 1"., ’917
An Act rev t,c ). cates to the
Constitutional c »o
Act provides ail cam --.t. for ■ .
Uon to Constitutional Convention sfanU. |
not later than to day* bafore said elec
tion. file with the couDty slsrk of the
county In which he le a candidate a '
■worn statement giving the names of
all corporations with which said can
didate has been associated during one
year preceding said election. Provides
that clerk shall publish same in some
newspaper in said county. Failure to j
comply with this Act renders candidate
Ineligible for said office.
ACT NO. 247.
Approved March 15. 1917.
An Act to provide for deficiencies of
the Deaf Mute for the biennial period
ending March 31. 1915.
Act appropriates $8,659.18.
ACT NO. 24S.
Approved March 15, 1917.
Act to provide deficiencies of ex
penses In the Medical Department.
Act appropriates $4,071.92.
ACT NO. 251.
Approved March 16, 1917.
An Act to regulate fees of commis
sioners appointed to make sale of real
and personal property under Judicial
decree. Act provides a regular scale
of fees in such sales from $1.00 up to
$35,000 or more.
ACT NO. 252.
Approved March 16, 1917.
An Act to authorize the State Treas
urer to refund 3 per cent bonds now
held liy the State as a nendowment
for the University of Arkansas, and to
issue in lieu thereof 5 per cent bonds.
Also to include in said Issue 6 per cent
bonds that part of the endowment
funds not now invested in state bonds.
ACT NO. 255.
Approved March 16. 1917.
An Act to legalize marriages per
formed by ministers whose credenttats
were unrecorded.
Act declares all marriages heretofore
solemnized by any regularly ordained
minister or priest in the state shall
be legal and valid, whether credentials
recorded or not.
ACT WO. 255.
Approved March 16, 1917.
An Act for the creation of an Au
ditorial Department for state offices
and Institutions.
Act c- ates said department for a pe
riod of 18 years. Authorizes Governor
to appoint State Comptroller for a pe
riod or term of six years. Said Comp
troller shall have an assistant and one
stenographer. The Act also sets out
salaries and duties of the department.
ATT Ml. 2«2.
Approved March 17. 1917.
An Act to provide for assessment
for taxation of companies, association
ami corporations engaged in all kinds
of insurance, security, guaranty and
indemnity business, and the intangible
property of all corporations.
Act provides that the president or
secretary, or principal accounting nr
ficer shall make and file with the .as
sessor of each county wherein its prin
cipal office is situated, a sworn state
ment or schedule, which said schedule
shall he in addition to that prescribed
in Section (1910 of Kirby's Digest. Act
provides the manner for ascertaining
the intangible property of said corpo
rations which is to be taxed hereunder.
Act also repeals Section G936 of Kir
by's Digest.
ATT AO. 2«-1.
Approved March 17. 1917.
An Act to enlarge the powers of fh ■
State Tax Commission. Act provides
that the Tax Oommisisun shall file with
the county clerk and county assessor
n certificate showing the per centum of
market value to he used in valuing for
taxation property for that year. Tax
Commission authorized to raise or low
er the assessment of any county in or
der to make the same uniform through
out the state.
ACT AO. 2fit.
Approved March 17, 1917.
An Act to amend Section 1 of Act
159 and Section 1 of Act 220 of the
Acts of 1913. and Section 11 of Act 152
of the Acts of 1915.
Act provides that every fire, tornado
or marine insxirance company shall file
with the Auditor a sworn statement
setting forth the gross amount of pre
miums received from policies, and pro
vides that a tax of 2 per centum on
the gross receipts shall be paid into
the state treasury on or before the 1st
day of March in each year. Such tax
shall be in lieu of all other state taxes.
Persons paying premiums to companies
not authorized to do business in this
state shall pay & tax of 5 per centum
on the gross premiums paid.
Ac tprovldes that each life, accident,
life and accident, health and accident,
and every bond and surety ormpanv
shall fil- a similar statement as to
gross premiums and pay a tax of 2 per
centum thereon Into the state treas
ury.
ACT SiO. 2««.
Approved March 21, 1917.
An Act to create warehouse board
and supervisors, regulate warehouses,
create marketing bureau and regulate
ginning and baling of cotton.
This Act to be administered by the
Commissioner of Mines. Manufactures
and Agriculture. That the Governor.
Secretary of State and Commissioner of
Alines shall constitute a hoard who
shall make rules and regulations for
the control and administration of this
Act. Said board to make all appoint
ment and fix the salaries for same.
Art prescribes duties of the appoint
ees. Act provides penalty for failure
to comply with provisions of this Act.
.X« I All. -«7.
Approved March 21. 1917.
An Act to amend Sections fiOMi and
K101 of Kirby's nicest. The counter
claim mentioned in this chapter may
be any cause of action in favor of the
defendant, or some of them, against
plaintiff, or some of them.
A set-off may he pleaded in any ac
tion for the recovery of money, and
may be a cause of action arising on
contract or tort.
ter No. 20S.
Approved March 21, 1917.
An Act to protect producers and con
sumers of certain Arkansas food prod
ucts. etc.
Act provides that no tax or license
shall be charged for sale of any fruits,
b' i ries, melons, potatoes, oabbtige. or
other vegetables produced or grown
within tile State, that the same may be
sold in any quantity anywhere in the
State, and by any person whomsoever
AFT Ml. 280.
Approved March 21 J 917.
An Vet t«. amend S* tions 3 and 4 of
Act. approved May :;i. 1909. entitled.
"An A t to create Arkansas History
Commission and define its duties.”
The Act enlarges The duties and in
cresses the scope in the collection of
exhibits, relics and mementoes for the
purpose of creating a museum at the
State Capitol.
ACT Mb 270.
Approved March 21. la 17.
An Vet to amend S tion 19 Of Act
177 of the Acts o’’ 19!:;.
Fixes the juri : limi for the organ
ization for the sub-districts in the cir
cuit court of the county in which th*
in: in <ii -trlct was mixed, where the
land- in in -ev< ral iv; titles. This Act
pertains to dralnagt idstricts.
AFT NO. 2N2.
Approved March 21, 1917.
An Act to provide for the sale and
disposition of islands formed in naviga
ble rivers and streams of the state,
vvl i (dong to •' '. of Arkansas.
Act provtd* - that the Commissioner
of State Lands, High-.- ns and improve
ments shall cause said lands to be sur
veyed and tile plats ,,f same n his nf
ftc.. and upon ■ pi 11
missioner he shall proceed to -.11 i.
at |1.2u per acre to any p. it deslr
lng to nurchase same.
ACT SO. ML
Approved March 21. 1117.
An Act to amend Act 91 of the Act*
•f 1*17.
An Act to revert $2,000 from the ap
propriation for ealarle* to the 8tudent
Labor Fund of the Agricultural School
at Russellville, Ark.
ACT NO. 1*4.
Approved March 21. 1917.
An Act to provide for compulsory
school attendance between certain
ages, fixing penalty, requiring boards
and giving them authority to furnish
free text book* under certain condi
tions.
Act provides that from and after
September 1, 1917, every parent, guar
dia nor person residing in this state
having in custody or charge any child
or children between the ages of 7 and
15 years, both iclusive, shall send said
child to a public, private or parochial
school, under penalty for failure to
comply with this Act. Act exempts
children mentally and physically in
capacitated, also children who have
completed common school course, chil
dren whose services are needed to sup
port widowed mother. The Art fixes
the duties of the school boards, super
intendents and teachers in carrying out
the provisions of this Act. and pro
vides penalty for non-compliance.
ACT NO. 203.
An Act to appropriate money for de
ficiencies to rthe University of Ar
kansas.
Act appropriates $37,799.85 for said
deficiencies. $1,090 for animal husban
dry department, and $6,183.33 as inter
est on university endowment.
ACT NO. 200.
Approved March 21. 1917.
An Act to amend Sections 1 and 4 of
Act 138 of the Acts of 1915.
Act authorizes the Attorney General
to give consent to the taking of sand,
gravel, oil or coal from the beds and
bars of navigable rivers and lakes of
this state. Party removing such ma
terial shall also agree to file monthly
with the Attorney General a sworn
itemized statement of material so re
moved and pay amount into the state
treasury.
ACT XO. 207.
Approved March 21. 1917.
An Act to create a commission to be
known as the Arkansas Charities and
Correction Commission.
Act provides that the Governor shall
appoint commission of seven members,
two of whom shall be women. The
commission shall examine the whole
charitable and correction system of the
state, inspect and examine into the
management of all state, county, muni
cipal and private institutions for the
care of the dependent, defectives and
delinquents, and make such recommen
dations for the improvement of said
correctional system as in their judg
ment deemed best, and also to make
biennial report to the. Governor ana
General Assembly.
Said commission may appoint five
persons in each county, two of whom
shall be women who shall constitute
county boards of public welfare for
said county. Act fixes penalty for per
sons refusing? to comply with this Act,
ACT NO. :t02.
Approved March 24, 1917.
An Vet to amend Section 4358 of Kir
by's nicest.
Act amends said section by allowing
the directors of common, sincie and
special school districts and trustees of
rural churches to become members of
the Farmers’ Mutual Aid Association.
ACT NO. .104.
An Act to amend Section 625 of Kir
by’s Digest.
Act amends said section by designat
inc the terms of the commissioners of
accounts of e ach county, who are to
hold for a term of one, two and three
years, respectively.
ACT NO. 305.
Approved March 2t. 1917.
An Act to amend Section 2 of Act
No. 324 of the Acts of 1911.
Amends Section 5014 by allowing
nine months instead of 90 days for
filing of verified account, fixing iitn
upon materials, etc., of blacksmiths
and wheelwrights.
ACT NO. 300.
Approved March 24, 1917.
An Act to repeal Section 1898 of Kir
by’s Digest.
Act repeals . aid section.
Approved March 24. 1917.
An Act to authorize reassessment of
benefits in improvement districts.
Aot authorizes directors or commis
sioners of any improvement district
heretofore created under the laws of
this state, including levee districts,
drainage and road districts, may re
assess benefits accruing to property
not oftener than once a year.
ACT NO. 316.
Approved March 24, 1917.
An Act to amend Section 2 of Act
190 of Acts of 1915, amending Act 399
of Acts of 1917.
Act fixes the salary of each county
superintendent at $1,500 per year.
ACT NO. 3IS.
Approved March 24, 1917.
Act fixing penalty for making false
and fraudulent representations ex
pressed in writing for procuring money
or other thing of value on the faith
th erenf.
ACT XO. 3I».
Approved March 23, 1917.
An Act to enlarge the powers of mu
nicipal corporations of cities of the
first and second class.
Act authorizes cities to regulate or
suppress pool rooms, billiard halls and
bowling alleys.
ACT A'O. ft —C.
Approved March 24, 1917.
An Act for partial support of needy
mothers of children under 15 years of
age dependent upon such mothers.
Act gives the Juvenile court or the
county court jurisdiction in all such
cases, and provides at length how the
provisions of tills bill shall be carried
into effect.
ACT 1VO. 332.
Approved March 24. 1917.
An Act to amend Section 731 of Krr
by's Digest.
Act provides that as between the
grantor and grantee, that neither the
statutory nor the general covenant of
warranty against Incumbrances shall
be held to sover taxes or assessments
of any improvement districts of any
kind, whether formed under the gen
eral or local improvement laws, but the
lien for any such local assessment or
tax shall run with the land and be
assumed by the grantee, and the gran
tee shall pay all such tnxes after the
delivery of the deed, unless expri ssly
provided otherwise.
ACT NO. 380.
Approved March 24. 1917.
An Vet to amend Act Xo. 367 of Acta
of 1907.
Act provides that county examiners
and superintendents shall hold one in
stitute for white and ne-rro teachers
each of one week in their respective
counties, at any time h.-tev on June 1
an-1, October 1. l*ri v id that Super
intendent of Public 1” ’-notion shall
outline work for -aid institute. Re
quires all teachers lie- IIS eS
expecting to tench during the year to
attend said institute, unless excused hy
tin- count' sup- intendent cx.-min
er. Provides th-u te:;ch»o - may -id
other recognized normals or -u: i
schools, or attendance upon the State
T-at Hers' A- ' -r> i’» r p -if s- id
attendance foi - . >e • , -.
VCT :;8|.
Approved M r i ; 7.
An Act to a;--, e I •: 1^4 of Kir
by's Digest.
Act provide v-ry >
sbai) be examined pursuant to rub - ■ f
the Supreme C urt of this state, and
shall not be permit , d or licensed to
practice until he been admitted to
practice in the s. piume Court. Su
pjwjne Court to appoint board of •*
aminers In each judicial circuit unde
raah rules as it may prescribe.
ACT NO. 362.
Approved March 24. 1917.
An Act to amend Section 441 of Kir
by's Pigest.
Said section to read as follows.
Every citizen of the age of 21 Jr®®’rs’
of good moral character and who P° "
Besses the requisite qualifications o
learning and ability, may. upon app
cation in the manner hereinafter pro
vided. be admitted to practice as an at
torney and counselor at law in tne
courts of this state.
ACT NO. .163.
Approved March 24, 1917.
Act provides that the county Judge
may require the tax collector to pay
into the county treasury 90 per cent
of the funds in his hands when need
ed at any time before the annual set
tlement in July. Act provides penalt>
for failure to comply.
ACT NO. :»<«.
Approved March 24, 1917.
An Act to amend Section B of Act
17E of 1913.
Act changes the time for bringing
suit under this Act from two to three
years after action accrued, and this
shall apply to all causes of action here
tofore accrued if suit has been filed or
shall be filed within three years from
the date the cause of action accrued in
actions by employees against corpora
tions.
ACT NO. 36».
Approved March 24. 1917.
An Act authorizing guardians and
curators of minors to extend and re
new notes, bonds, deeds of trust or
mortgages on real estate, under and
by order of the Probate Court.
ACT NO. 370.
Approved March 24. 1917.
An Act to amend Act 235 of the Acts
of 1913.
Act makes it misdemeanor for nil
checks drawn for less than $10(1. and a
i felony for all checks drawn over $100,
in violation of provisions of this Act.
ACT NO. 371.
Approved March 24. 1917.
Act cures defective releases of mort
gages, liens, deeds of trust as appears
upon record February 5, 1917, provid
ed that parties aggrieved by surh re
lease must bring action to canoe! same
within six months after the passage of
this Act.
ACT TO. 372.
Approved March 24, 1917.
An Act to amend Act 184 of the Acta
of 1913.
Act provides:
Section 1. That Section 4 of Act No.
220. of Acts of 1905, entitled, "An Act
to amend Sections 63S7, G388 and 6389
be amended so far as they apply to cer
tain counties, be amended to read as
follows:
Section 4. That this Act shall not re
peal Sections 6387, 6388 and 6389 of
Kirby's Digest, except to apply and be
in force in the counties of -
(naming 71 different counties).
ACT NO. 374.
Approved March 24. 1917.
An Act to regulate renewal or ex
tending time in payment of debts se
cured by mortgages, deeds of trust ot
vendor's lien; also the operation of thf
statutes of limitation thereon, and
prescribing the manner in which trans
fers of mortgages and liens and satis
faction thereof shall be noted on tht
record.
ACT NO. 370.
Approved March 24, 1917.
An Act to amend Section 5454 of Kir
by’s Digest.
Act amends said Section 5454 so a»
to strike out the provision to regulate
hotels and all houses of public enter
tainment and regulate or prohibit ale
or porter shops and public places oi
habitual resort for tippling and intem
perance. and to dec! : what are -uch
Act provides, further, that municipal
ities shall have power to define, li
cense and regulate or tax transient and
itinerant dealers in horses and mules
but no one who conducts the same
busines sin said municipality- for a pe
riod of six consecutive months shall be
considered as transient.
ACT NO. 383.
Approved March 24, 1917.
An Act to authorize cities with a
population of 40,000 or over to refund
city warrants
Act authorizes the city council ol
■ucn cities to reissue any warrants out
standing. Th» Act gives such rels
auance the effect of a Judgment.
ACT NO. 391.
Approved March 24, 1317.
An Act to amend Initiative Act No. 1.
Act provides that Section 8 be
amended so as to authorize person Is
suing certificates to make and prescribe
and to change from time to time such
rules as he may deem necessary and
proper to secure satisfactory evidence
of the age of the child. Act further
provides that such rules and regula
tions shall comply with the rules and
regulations made pursuant to act of
Congress entitled. "An Act to prevent
interstate commerce in the products
of child labor."
ACT NO. 397.
Approved March 24, 1917.
An Act authorizing and empowering
municipal corporations to regulate, tax,
prohibit or suppress certain places of
amusement kept for hire, such as bil
liard halls, pool rooms, bowling alleys,
box ball alleys.
4CT NO. 399,
Approved Marc'. °4, 1917.
An \ct to a ' Section 1 of Act 126
of the Acts of 1913.
Act amend- ’.id Section 1 by add
ing incorporated towns.
AT NO 400,
Approved March 27. 19*7.
An Act to n emit nr*- ’ ’dges. dep
uty Sharif's con -t; ’ ’ to accept
free tr”•' -porta on on i ■ .ads,
\ef ;■ ■; 111 • fi'- - the use -.f fr-w trans
portation by said offic rs.
ACT NO. 11)3.
Approved March 28, 1*17.
A n Act to provide for varan
ci in .f' ’f e ef Unit* d States sena
> t provide- that in crop of vacancy
in 1 ■ ..fri--.> “f United States Senator,
the Governor is authorized to fill stteh
v- -v 1 t. mnura rv apnnlnt ment un
til • ole fill the vacancy at tne
.'•'.r "• nernl election, to he
h* ’ ’ • • then 69 da's and less than
r ouch vacancy shall oc
r* ’ ’ei.1. that If no general elec
*i H ' 1 within 12 months, the
> . nail coll a special election to
" *•! • • not h - *hsn 69 da vs
■ tn 120 days after such va
NO. 113.
' ••••ov d Morel. 29, ’9' 7_
■Act to arac: d fleeti 1 n 1, Act 217,
of 1911.
> • an nl? Section 1194 of TCIrhv’s
T’f :• o that tb<* countv judge shall
.or -n 1’ .. quorum eourt nt such
tin,. as the county court may direct.
ACT NO. 41 ».
..ved March 29, 1917.
■ ’or i i p'-o-.-nt ♦ introduction
’ inalton within 'he snip ()f
and •!; -v. os injurious to
-1 'o cre-t I e a S'ate Plans
' . ’ ,n 1 tn prescribe powers and
A • ■•••><■•■* *h • state Plant Board, to
■ o •! five members, whose
’ • to - v *1 ’ - nrovMnns of this
Act in'i> effect. Act also prescribes
id ' s ,1 th<’ ’ dies and sa'aries
■* -- ; ' ’ >Hi -l and also appropriates the
an of $'« 900 to carry this Act into
Act fixes penalty for viola
tion.
»< r N ». 120
Approved Mar. h 1417.
An A> t to ami r Section 1 of Act
SI6 of the Act- of 1 '1 creating and
establishing JuT.cn. oovrf to Uto
'UAot thjt *U
Act define* what *B e*|*J *jJ
••dependent child. ne*l.«*« 00"u
delinquent child.”_
ACT HO- <«•
mTfo^rovlde for thetoep~ti°»
of ateam Ellers Ant authort...g-»
mlsaloner of Labor to *p*°lE* 1 ffJJ
tor of steam bollera. Act fixe* ^dom.
tor of steam Douere. f'lTT- \
salary and traveling expense. of >
inspector. The IMP*?*:3,Tn
Inspector. The impwwr
every boiler once annually Mid
trlve the owner of sucn boiler five days
notice of the time of ^chtn.pect^
,• ; makes It duty of owner or an
steam-rollers, within 60 day. to no
tlfy the Inspector of locatton
Act prescribes a fee of_ $3
spectlon to be collected by the toap**
tor and paid Into the state treasury
to the credit of the Boiler In.PMtlM
Fund, out of which the «£•■”*•
this act are paid. Act provides penalty
for violation thereof.
ACT SO. 430.
Approved March 28, 3917 f
An Act making- appropriation for e*
:ension work In agriculture and hors*
•conomics for the biennial period ena
ng June 30, 1919.
Act appropriates $102,860.
ACT AtO. 431.
Approved March 28. 1917.
An Vet authorizing appropriation to
provide for the fare and comfort of
Federal and Confederate veteran sol
diers, to enable them to unite In a
rational memorial reunion to be held
,lt Vicksburg Military Park on Octo
ber 16 to 19. 1917.
VII veterans ' -irlng to attend shall
Kellogg. T.Ittla
Took Arkansas, who, upon Invest iga
ti a 11 1 s le an •■dor for transpor
tation for round ■ ■•> from place of res
idence to their nearest railway station.
n.r for an : Idl'b ral sum of $2 to ha
.I Hver.-d to •••• h f said applicants by
the said commander.
Vet sppr priates $'.000 for the pur
poses of thl Act. Act also sets aside
j- o of aid t runt to purchase blanks
for applications, and other expense..
ACT \0. 1.15.
Approved March 28, 1917.
\n Art to provide for support and
maintenance of the penitentiary.
Art appropriate? $475,000 to be
known a? he penitentiary Fund.
ATT NO. 437.
Approved Mnreh 2$, 1917.
An Act making appropriation for
maintenance ml support of the Uni
versity for biennial period ending
June 90, 1919.
Act appropriates $278,218.
AC T \f>. 440.
Approved March 2*1. 1917.
An Art to pprenrlate for support
and mntntinane- <-f the Arkansan
School fur the r.'ind. for biennial pe-|
rio (lending' March 21. 1919.
Act appropriates $91,000.
APT \(>. 441.
Approved March 29, 1917.
An let to appropriate money tor
the maintenance of the Deaf Mute In
stitution. for biennial period ending
March 31. 1919.
Act appropriates $133,900.
ACT AO. 442.
Approved Marrh 29, 1917.
An \et to appropriate money for
mnint- nance of Tuberculosis Sanltor
ium for the biennial period endln*
March 21, 1919.
Act appropriates $117,000.
ACT NO. 14.2.
Approved March 22. 1917.
An Art to appropriate money for
maintenane.. the S'ate Normal
School, for biennial period endin*
June 30, 1919.
Act appropriates $191,315.
ACT NO. 44ft.
Approved March L’v 1917.
An Act to appropriate money for
maintenance of IT- pital for Nervou*
TMseases for biennial period ending
March 31. 1*19.
Act appropriates $720,096.
ACT NO. 447.
Approved March 29 1917.
An Act to appropriate money for the
support and maintenance of the Na
tional cjuard for the biennial period
ending- March 31. 1919
Act appropriates $129,750.
ACT \n. 448.
Approved Marrh IS. I'M7.
An Art to appropriate monty for ttl*
support and maintenance of the
Branch Normal, for biennial period
ending Marrh SI. 1913. Act appropri
ates *44.non for the biennial period.
Act provides that one-half of said
sum shall he appropriated out of the
general revenue for the vear 1917, and
the remaining one-half nut of special
fund created by Ac tl 10 of the Acta
of 1917 for the year 1918.
Act also provides that property and
buildings now located at Pine Bluff
“hall be sold by the Board of Trustees
after advertisement at public sale for
not less than *80,000. and the school
shall be moved to a location suitable
to said board, of not less than 200
acres in Jefferson county to be donted
to the state free of cost
ATT NO. 4.VI.
An Act to appropriate certain funds
collected under Portion 7530 of Klrhv’s
TMgest.
Act appropriates *4.000 collected un
der section t0 pay salaries and ex
penses of collect Inst exhibit work In
office of Superintendent of Public Tn
strnrtion nnd to purrhn** book** for
said Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion.
ACT NO. 4*57.
Approved March 28, 1917.
An Act to encourage and aid 1n th*
teachings of elementary agriculture,
home economics end manual training
teachers for rural and elementary
sehools tn the State.
Act gives the Board of Kducatlon su
pervision. Provider Act shall not ap
Pb to any altv or town having n pop
ulation of more than l.nnn Inhabitants
according to the last census. Also ap
propriates tf,P sum nf $4n nnn for n
n-r caid rural and village htffh schools
f?r * lp P'irpos,. of teacher train
ing. the sum of gio.noo.
ACT NO. 4W8.
Approved March 78. mi7
- e? ,,pci;-natlng and constituting
a . -ate pep Itorv Board for the pur-l
'b !■ Itorles foi^stat*
pose .,f nomine
funds.
, V ■ ! -t ' the Governor. *At
p 1,1 Treasurer and;
w. i \ - otbmissloner shall constitute!
’'tro \ct authorise- said bnnrtii
•T.ff'V' M,rh r,ilo> and regulations a»|
h," necessary for the d.-posit of;
state funds In said depositories.
ACT NO. 4SO.
Approved March 2S, 1917
• *ort and t>ai use- I
b rate Home for th«|
March 31. 191*4
Act appropriates $132,775.
. ACT NO. 462.
Approved March 28. 1917.
! the regulation
' f f• aternal benoflr
r-',,rv ' n societies or ordersJ
in conflict therof
'.ct provides that any corporatloi
society or order or. voluntary assoclt
. withou ■ stock, organize.
solely for the mutual benefit of Hi
members an-' md havlnl
, •>’ a representatlvf
form Of government, and making pr«
visions for the payment of benefit* f
ni . .irdance with -his Act is declare,
to be a fraternal benefit society. Ad
also authorizes Tmuranee Departme*
o of ttuthorlty to at
•uch organised r. upon compliance