PROPOSED.LEGISLATIVE AMEND
MENT
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Number 14
Amending Sections 2 and 3 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;
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 elec
tion of the two additional Judges.
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 14
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 14
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Number 14
lie It Resolved by the Senate and
House of the Representatives of the
State of Arkansas, the Majority of
Both Houses Agreeing Thereta:
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
electors of the State for approval or
rejection at the next general election
for Senate** anu Representatives, if
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 2 and 3 of Article
7 of the Constitution of the State of
Arkansas be amended to read as
follows:
The Supreme Court 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
or the Court may be divided into two
divisions, and the decision of each of
said divisions shall be the decision of
the Court. The Chief Justice shall
assign three of the Associate Justices
to each division and he may change
such assignments from time to time,
and the Associate Justices may inter
change with each other by agreement
among themselves. The concurrence
of three judges shall he necessary to
a decision in either division. When
the Court is sitting in banc, the Chief
Justice shall preside, and the concur
rence of four shall be necessary to a
decision. The Chief Justice shall al
lot the cases to the divisions, and ho
may order any case to be decided or
reconsidered by the court in banc.
The Chief Justice may sit in eithes
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 is not sitting In that
division. If the Chief Justice Is ab
sent from the Court, the senior Judge
shall perform his duties.
The Governor shall appoint the
two additional Judges provided for
herein, one of whom shall hold office
until his successor is elected at the
general election for State officers in
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i 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 tiled
in the office of the Secretary of
State, January 17, 1917.
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.
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PROPOSED LEGISLATIN'E.AM EN I)
MENT
Proposed (Constitutional Amendment
Number 15
Providing credit of state may bo
loaned and indebtedness incurred to
an amount not exceeding two per cent
of Kie assessed valuation of property
in State for the purpose of providing
funds to be loaned upon the security
farm lands within the state, or mak
ing farm loans, providing Governor
Secretary of State and State Land
Commissioner shall constitute State
Land Board having authority to sell
bonds in name of State, place money
in State Treasury and loan money to
bona fide purchasers of farm lands in
Arkansas and prescribing 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. 15
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 15
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 the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas,
and the same being submitted to the
electors of the State for approval or
rejection 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
Constitution of the State of Arkan
sas, to-w'it:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the
limitation contained in Section 1 of
Article 16 of the Constitution, the
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 loanul upon the
security of farm lands within the
State, subject to the limitations here
in contained.
Section 2. The Governor, Secretary
of State and State Land Commission
er shall constitute the State Land
Board, which board 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 Bonds” 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 be known
as the “Arkansas Rural Credits Loan
Fund.”
Sec. 3. Said bonds shall be 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 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. 4. Said State Land Board is
authorized and directed to loan the
moneys in said Arkansas Rural Cred
its Loan Fund to bona fide purchasers
of farm lands in Arkansas, upon notes
secured by mortgages or deeds of
trust constituting first liens 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 80 acres of land, nor land valued
at more than $50.00 per acre. Nor
shall a loan of less than $2004)0 nor
more than $3,000.00 be made to any
purchaser of land.
Sec. 5. Such loans shall not be
made except to owners who “operate”
and “occupy” lands mortgaged and
shall be made for the following pur
poses: (a) 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 increase
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 en
cumberances upon such lands, which
in the judgment of said board, were
incurred or assumed by said applicant
for the aforesaid purposes.
Sec. 6. 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
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 shall any
thing herein contained be deemed to
prevent any farm owner frym selling
or leasing lands subject to such in
cumbrance; but if he shall violate
his said contract by applying the
moneys borrowed to purposes other
[those stated in his applcation or enu
| merated herein, or if he shall lease
: such lands or sell them to any per
| son not fullfilling the conditions and
I 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
LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE OPENS SEP
TEMBER 23 AND WILL CON
TINUE FOR 3 WEEKS.
VOLUNTEERS HAVE TWO DAYS
Citizens Are Urged to Make Their
Pledges on First Two Days,
September 28 and 29.
The Central Committee of the
Eighth Federal Reserve District has
set aside Saturday, September 28,
and Sunday, September 29, the. open
log days of the Fourth Uberty Loan
Campaign, as “Volunteer Subscription
Days."
It is intended that on these two
days opportunities shall be provided
for all citizens in the district, to vol
untarily, without solicitation, sub
scribe for Fourth Liberty Bonds.
The directors of publicity are re
quested previous to the opening of
the campaign, to arrange for publicity
throughout all counties and cities,
bringing to the attention of the peo
ple the opportunity of expressing vol
untarily their patriotism and loyalty,
by buying Liberty Bonds.
Churches Will Help.
The director of speakers will ar
range to have patriotic speecher and
mass meetings on these days, and all
Churches on Sunday, September 29.
will have patriotic sermons preached.
Sales Director Vincent L Price has
issued instructions to each county
chairman and directoi of sales re
questing their co-operation on the
plan. Places must be provided in
stallments on 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 be
not less than five nor more than thu
ty-six years; but any debtor may
liquidate any part or all of his indebt
edness in amounts of $50.00 or multi
ples thereof upon any amortization
payment date.
Sec. 8. The rate of interest on
loans shall be five per cent per an
num; provided that no Farm Credit
Bonds shall be sold for less than par;
and provided further that the board
shall require each applicant to pay
an initial charge of 1 per cent of the
loan granted, the minimum charge to
be $10.00 to cover the cost of apprais
al and examination of title.
Sec. 9. All surplus funds accruing
from the operation of the system of
rural credits herein provided for, af
ter paying interest accruing on the
aforesaid bonds, and all operating and
other expenses arising from the ad
ministration of said system of rural
credits shall be 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 Credits Reserve Fund
shall be loaned on farm lands in the
manner herein provided for the Ark
ansas Rural Credit Loan Fund, and
the interest accruing from 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 Credits Reserve
Fund 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
of 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
Board shall proceed to administer said
system of rural credits under rules
and regulations provided by itself,
but subject to the provisions herein
contained.
Sec. 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 60 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, 1917.
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.
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FURNISHING BOOKS TO SOLDIERS
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The American Library Association
in their plan to encourage good rendin
a Y. M. C. A. building in the Southeri
the soldiers. “Foxy Grandpa" behind
and each of the five hundred books in
average of twice each month. “Foxy
He presents a new khaki-covered new
for it. and a surprisingly large numb<
In fact, most of the soldiers have mat
are furnished free by the Army Y. M.<
each locality, where the people ma>
opter tha:r subscriptions, and ample
publicity must he given. Director
Price suggests that booths, offices,
stores and hanks may bo used. The
factories should he organized for
o'.unteer Day,” and some one pres
ent to recePo subscriptions
D is expected that the Women's Di
vision will have ap important part in
the work of “Volunteer Days," and
they should he included in all plans.
The work of subscribing on Sun
day, September 29. will be largely
through the churches, and the Lib
ertv Loan Workers are particularly ,
instructed to see that the pastors of j
each church is advised of the plans,
and requested to aid In the work.
Buttons and Flans on Hand.
uucj tin* Army Y. M. C. A. co-operate
g among soldiers. This is a corner of
1 Department utilized us a library for
the counter is popular with the men,
the little library are passed out on an
Grandpa” has another responsibility,
Testament to every soldier who asks
r of the men request the little book,
e it a part of their equipment. They
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The head of the sales department
in each community is expected to see
that subscription cards, Liberty Loan
buttons and individual honor flags are
at hand. These supplies may be ob
tained through the Central Liberty
Loan Organization at St. Louis.
Mr. Price says that it is felt that
this idea of Volunteer Subscription
Days is wanted by the peoph. and that
they will respond t .-aim readih and
liberally. If such proves to be the
case it will be a movement toward
simplifying and shortening the Liber
ty Loan Campaigns.
In Prance and England the Loans
are ill taken by Volunteer St scrip
tions.
The Loans are announced by the
right kind of publicity, places and
i means for subscriptions are provided
and the people take the Loans,
That's all there is to it there—why
not here?
GIVING.
By Mary Carolyn Davies.
Just Money That la all we’re asked
to give.
He gave his life, Jim. He’d have liked
to live
For Betty—bless her shy young heart
had only
The week before he left, put on his
ring.
How long her life will be for her, how
lonely
With nothing of him but remember
ing!
She never flinched, nor he, my son,
they gave;
She working still, and Jimmie in his
grave.
And now today we’re asked again to
save,
And give, give, give the country what
we’ve sweat
And tolled to earn. It's hard to all
and yet, ,
We safe, we calm, we fortunate, wo
living,
I wonder, dare we, dare we call this
giving
Remember Volunteer Days—Sep
tember 28 and 29.
* * *
If the right kind of a response bo
made on Volunteer Days—Sept. 28
and 29—the Fourth Liberty Loan Cam
paign will be given such an impetus
that the allotted three weeks will not
be required to sell the bond issue.
* * *
in France and England all the loans
to firosecute the war are taken by
Volunteer subscriptions. Two Volun
teer Days— Sept. 28 and 29—are set
aside to open the Fourth Liberty Loan
Campaign. Every one should place
his volunteer subscription on one ot
these two days and not wait for the
solicitors
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Closing Out!
QN account of other business I find
it to my best interest to wind up my
mercantile business for the present
just as soon as S can conveniently do so
I have a well selected stock of general merchandise that
is being sold for less money than it can be bought today
from the manufacturer.
1 have Hardware from Nails to Mowing Machines.
Clothing for Men and Boys—including a full stock of
Overalls, Overcoats and Pants.
Dry Goods and Underwear for EVERYBODY.
Groceries, Tobacco and AU 1 O GOODS.
BUY YOUR GOODS FROM ME AND SAVE MONEY TO BUY WAR STAMPS
From this day on I will positively not sell one penny
on credit to anybody. This rule will not be broken un
der any circumstances. Anyone owing me will please
call and settle as soon as they possibly can, as all ac
counts and notes due me must be paid in full. No car
rying over goes.
I will be right here ready to gin and buy your cotton and cot
ton seed this season. I bought more cotton last year than any cotton
buyer in this end of the county. There is a reason-the price I paid did it
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