SYNOPSIS OF GENERAL
ACTS OF LEGISLATURE
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plication without complying
with provisions of this act.
Subscribers not authorized to
collect assessments from em
ployes who do not receive divi
dends. Act in force from pas
sage. Approved March 11,
15)15.
ACT NO. 154
Appropriations to Cover De
ficiencies in State Depart
ments.
Appropriates money to cov
er deficiencies for supplies and
services furnihed the various
departments of the state gov
ernment during the two fiscal
years, commencing with the
first day of April 1913 and
ending the 31st day of March,
1915. Act in force from pas
sage. Approved March 18,
1915.
ACT NO. 157
Appointment of Assistant Su
preme Court Librarian.
Amends Section 2 of Act2.’15
of the Acts of 1911 as follows:
“Said Librarian is hereby au
thorized and empowered to
nominate and appoint an as
sistant at a salary not to ex
ceed $75.00 per month to be
paid in the same manner the
librarian is paid. Act in force
from passage. Approved
March 19, 1915.
ACT NO 159
Removing the Disabilities of
Married Women in the State
of Arkansas.
Provides that every married
woman and every woman who
in the future may become mar
ried shall have all the rights to
contract and be contracted
with, to sue and be sued, and
in law and equity shall enjoy
all rights and be subjected to
all the laws of this state as
though she were a single wo
man. Act in force from pas
sage. Approved March 19.
1915.
ACT NO. 187
Giving Jury Right to Substi
tute Life Sentence in Cap
ital Cases.
Gives the jury the right in
felony cases to render a ver
dict of life imprisonment in
the State penitetiary in all
cases where the punishment is
now death by law. Act in
force from passage. Approv
ed March 20, 1915.
ACT NO. 189
Assistant for Attorney General
Authorizes the Attorney
General to appoint an assistant
who shall be a person learned
in law. at a salary of $2,500.00
per annum and he is also au
thorized to employ a compe
tent stenographer at a salary
of $1,000.00 per annum. Act
in force from passage. Approv
ed March 20. 1915.
ACT NO. 191
Minimum Wage Law for Fe
males
Provides that females shall
not be permitted to work more
than nine hours in anyoneday,
nor more than six days, or
fifty four hours, in any one
week, except under certain
conditions, in any manufactur
ing, mechanical, or mercantile
establishment, laundry or ex
press or transportation com
pany, or before 7 o’clock in
the morning or after 9 o’clock
in the evening, nor longer
than six hours continuously.
This act applies to establish
ments employing three orinore
females. Other restrictions
mentioned are that employer
shall keep time books show
ing wages paid and the same
shall be opened at all times to I
the insection of the Labor
Commissioner. Fixes the min-j
imum wage of $1.00 per day i
for inexperienced help and$l.-'
help. Special provisions for
females working in certain
places. Penalty of not less
than $25 nor more than $100.
00 for violation of this act.
This act in force from passage
Approved March 20, 1915.
ACT NO. 194
Recovery of Property to the
State
Provides that titles to lands,
in Arkansas obtained by fraud
|may be recovered for the state.
Suit may be brought by Attor
ney General and his assistants.
Act in force from passage and
approval. Approved March 20,
i 1915. -
ACT NO 197
Listing and Valuation of Prop
erty
Provides that tax assessors
shall enter in separate lists de
scriptions of burying grounds,
public school houses, houses
of public worship, etc,, which
!by law are exempted from tax
ation, and assessors are em
powered at any time after as
sessments have been made up
on discovery of any ommission
to make out such separate lists
giving descriptions and etc.,
and file same with the county
clerk, who shall enter same up
on the records of the county.
Act in force from passage.
Approved March 20, 1915.
ACT NO. 206
Appropriation For State Pen
itentiary
Appropriates the sum of
$373,200,00 for the support
and maintenance of the state
penitentiary for the biennial
period ending April 1, 1917.
Appropriation to be known as
Penitetiary Fund. Act in force
from passage.
Approved March 23, 1915.
ACT NO. 210
Fixing Salary of Supreme
Court Librarian
Fixes the salary of the Su
preme Court librarian in the
sum of $2,000.00 per annum,
payable monthly upon war
rant of the auditor. Act in
force from passage.
Approved March 23, 1915.
ACT NO. 212
Legalizes Government of Cities
Eroneously Declared to Have
Been Made Citie3 of the 1
Second Class.
Validates all actions of cit
ies that have been declared to
be cities of the second class by
the legislature. The governor
authorized to call special el
ection for the purpose of elect
ing officers for said cities. Act
in force from passage.
Approved March 23, 1915.
ACT NO 219
State Officers Not to be used as
Political Headquarters
Prevents the use of offices
or rooms furnished at the pub
lic expense to public officials
for political headquarters, and
to promote better service up
on the part of public officials,
their deputies and their as
sistants. Also prohibits officers
devoting time during regular
office hours to campaigns of
other candidates. Penalty is
not less than $50.00 nor more
than $500.00 for violation of
this act. Act in force from
passage. Approved March 23,
1915.
ACT NO 220
Repairing Railway Cars and
Locomotives WithintheState
Provides that railway cars,
locomotives and rolling stock
of all railroad companies be
repaired within the state, ex
cept in case of floods, fires and
other calamities of like nature.
Penalty of not less $100.00
nor more than $500.00 for vio
lations of this act. Act in force
from passage. Approved
March 23, 1915.
ACT NO. 22 4
Taxing Private Cars
Provides that officers of all
companies owning private cars
make annual statement to the
Tax Commission, Railroad
companies must also furnish
statement to Tax Commission,1
which shall make assessment
of such property. Taxes to be
levied and collected the same
as upon other property of the
state. Penalty for failure to
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less than $25.00 nor more than
$100.00 per day for each day
such companies shall fail or
refuse to make statement, or
to pay such taxes. Act in force
from passage. Approved
March 23, 1915.
ACT NO. 230
Appropriation for Slate Hos
pital for Nervous Diseases
Approp ria tes $ 110,000,.00
to pay deficiencies and out
standing accounts against the
Hospital for Nervous Diseases.
Act in force from passage.
Approved March 24, 1915.
ACT NO. 231
Taxing Gifts, Legacies, Inheri
tances, Etc.
Amends Section 2 and 3 of
Act No. 197 of the Acts of
1913, entitled. “An act to es
tablish a tax on gifts, elg
acies, inheritances, bequests,
successions and transfers, to
provide for its collection and to
direct the dispositions of its
proceeds, to provide for the
enforcement of liens created
I by this act, and for suits to
quiet title against claims or
liens arising hereunder, and to
repeal an act entitled “An act
to impose a tax based upon the
right of succession to gifts, leg
acies and inheritances in cer
tain cases, and to provide for
the collection of such taxes,”
approved May 31, 1909, and
all acts and parts of acts in
conflict herewith.” Act in
force from passage.
Approved March 23, 1915.
ACT NO. 232
Appropriation for Confederate
Home
Appropriates $25,000.00 to
cover deficiency, and to main
tain the Arkansas Confederate
Home. Act in force from pas
sage. Approved March 23,
1915.
ACT NO. 239
Protection of Minors
Prohibits common carriers.1
firms or corporations giving orj
delivering intoxicating liquors
of any kind to minors. Penal
ty for violation of this act is a
fine of not less than $50.00 nor
more than $200.00 for each of
fense. This act does not re
peal any other laws prohibit
ing the sale or giving away of
intoxicating liquors. Act in!
force from passage.
Approved March 24, 1915.
ACT NO. 240
Regulating Taxing Costs in
Criminal Cases
Provides that attorneys shall
not he allowed to increase cost
unreasonably; that fees of not;
more than five witnesses shall!
be taxed against any county or,
or the state, unless theirmater-!
iality and importance are first)
affirmed and certified to under!
oath by the attorney at whose
instance such additional wit
nesses are subpoenaed. Act
in force from passage.
Approved March 24, 1915.
ACT NO. 242
Blue Sky Law
Prevents fraud in the sale
and disposition of contracts, j
stocks, bonds, or other securi- j
ties sold or offered for sale)
within the State of Arkansas'
by any dealer, firm, company,
association or corporation, for
eign or domestic, requiring an j
inspection of such contracts,
stocks, bonds or other securi
ties, and an inspection of the
business of such persons, firm
companies, association or cor
porations. including dealers
and agents, and such regula
tions and supervision of the
business of said persons, firms,
companies, associations, or
corporations including deal
ers and agents as may be neces
sary to prevent fraud in the
sale within this state of any
contracts, stocks, bonds, or
other securities, and provides
a penalty of not more than $1,
1)00.00 or imprisonment in the
county jail for not more than
one year, or both fine and im-j
prisomnent may be imposed.
Act in force from passage.
Approved March 24, 1915.
ACT NO. 243
Repeal Act No. 42 of the Acts
oi
Repeals Act No. 42 of the
^cts of 1912 requiring railroad
companies operating trains in
this state to keep their cars
screened at certain times. Act
in force from passage.
Approved Curch 2b, 1915.
ACT NO. 259
Pertaining to Electric Rail
roads
Empowers the County Court
of any county in the state to
grant authority for the con
struction, maintainnnee and
operation of electric railroads,
and railways upon, over, and
along and across any public
road or highway upon certain
conditions, A petitition setting
forth the rights and privileges
applied for, duly signed and
verified must be filed with the
county court. Owners of elec
tric railroads or railways shall
keep said public roads and
highways occupied byitstracks
in good repair and condition.
Act in force from passage. Ap
proved March 25, 1915.
ACT NO. 267
Increases Levy for Confederate
Pensions
Amends Section 5952 of Kir
by’s Digest of the State of Ark
ansas to read as follows:
“Annually hereafter the tax of
two mills is hereby levied up
on all the taxable property of
the State of Arkansas for the
purpose of carrying out the
provisions of the act to pension
ex-Confederate soldiers and
sailors and their widows, and
the same shall be kept as a
separate fund, to be known as
the Pension Fund.” Actinforce
from passage.
Approved March 26, 1915.
ACT NO. 273
Makes Uniform the Lav/ of
Warehouse Receipts
Makes uniform the law of
warehouse receipts and pro
vides that each receipt shall
embody certain written or
printed terms—the location of
its warehouse date of receipt,
number of receipt, rate of
storage, description of goods,
signature of warehouseman,
statement of a mount of advanc
es made and liabilities incur
red for which warehouseman
claims a lien. Warehouseman
liable for all damages caused
by the ommission from receipts
of any terms herein required.
Definition of negotiable and
non-negotiable receipts. Ware
houseman is bound to deliver
goods upon demand, if receipt
is surrendered or lien satisfied.
Liabilty of warehouseman de
fined. Where goods are de
livered to warehouseman they
cannot be attached by garnish
ment or otherwise unless re
ceipt be surrendered. Ware
houseman shall have lien on
goods deposited for all lawful
charges for storage and preser
vation of goods. Warehouse
man losses his lien on goods by
surrendering possession there
of by refusing to deliver the
goods when a demand is made
under the provisions of this
act. If negotiable receipts are
issued, warehouseman shall
have no lien exceptcharges for
st o re a ge. W a re house m a n
shall give written notice to
any person on whose account
goods are held containing an
itemized statement of his claim
brief description of the goods,
and a statement that unless
the claim is paid within the
time specified, goods will be
advertised for sale according
to law. If goods are of a per
ishable nature they may be
disposed of in any lawful man
ner and the warehouseman
shall incur no liability by reas
on thereof. Negotiable re
ceipts may be negotiated by
the owner thereof, or by any
person to whom the possession
of receipt has been intrusted
by tht> owner. A person to
whom a negotiable receipt has
been negotiated, acquires such
title to the goods as the person
negotiating the receipt to him
had or had ability to convey.
Where a negotiable receipt
is transferred for value by de
livery, the transferee acquires
fi right against the transferrer
to compel him to endorse the
endorse the receipt. The in
dorsement of receipt does not
make the endorser liable. The
holder ct security receipt not I
deemed to warrant genuiness
jf said receipt. A warehouse
man or any officer fraudentlv
s.ming receipt for goods, shall,
:ie guilty of a crime and shall
jo punished by imprisonment
lot exceeding one year or by
a fine not exceeding $1,000.00
or by both. Common rules in
law and equity to govern all
cases under this act. This act
does not apply to receipts is
sued before the taking ettect
of this act. Act in force from
September 1, 1915.
Approved March 26, 1915.
ACT NO. 275
Appropriation for Support of
Arkansas National Guard
Appropriates the sum of
$24,700.00 for the support and
maintenance of the Arkansas
National Guard for the two
years ending March 31, 1911.
Thiss appropriation must be
approved by the Adjutant
General. Act in force from
passage.
Approved March 26, 1915.
ACT NO. 276
Appropriation for Deaf Mute
Institution
i Appropriates the sum of
$145,420.00 for the support
and maintenance of the Ark
ansas Deaf Mute Institution
for the period ending March
31, 1917. Following items ve
toed by Governor: Item No.
3,7 for standardizing the wir
ing in buildings and supplying
new fixtures $2,000.00; Item
No. 38 for general repairs, $2,
000.00. Act in force from pas
sage.
Approved, except items ve
toed, March 25, 1915.
ACT NO. 277
Appropriations For the Expen
ses of the Judicial and Exe
cutive Departments of the
State Government.
Appropriates the sum of
.$785,550.50 for the expenses of
the executive and judicial de
partments of the state govern
ment for the year ending
March 31, 1917. The follow
ing items vetoed by the govern
or: Rewards for arrest of fu
gitives, $8,000.00; repairs to
old State House. $500.00;
printing and binding, Secre
tary of State Office, $2,500,
00; printing anti publishing
Supreme Court Reports, $27,
500.00; printing and binding,
Auditor’s office, $8, 322.00;
traveling expenses, of Sup
eritnendent of Public Instruc
tion. $1,000.00; printing, bind
ing. publishing, office of Sup
erintendent of Public Instruc
tion, $10,000.00; printing of
descriptive matter, office of
Commissioner of Mines, Man
ufactures and Agriculture, $1,
500.00; postage and express
$2,000.00; traveling expens
es, $2,500.00; printing and
binding, office of Tax Commis
sioner, $2,500.00; salary of
two clerks, Treasurer’s office,
$1,800.00; printing and bind
ing, Treasurer’s office, $1,200;
traveling expenses of Railroad
Commissioners, $1,000.00;
printing and binding History
Commission, $1,250.00; Con
federate Muster Rolls, $l,5oo
legislative reference library,
$500.00; purchase of rare doc
uments, $300.00; Tax Collec
tor’s Fees, Highway Depart
ment, $4,500; office equip
ment and supplies, $500.00;
traveling expenses, State Hoard
of Health, $1,200; salary re
cording clerk, $2,400.00; pos
tage and parcel post, 1,500.00
printing $3,000.00. Act in
force from passage.
Approved, except items ve
toed, March 2(5, 1915.
ACT NO. 278
Appropration for Support of
the Arkansas Reform School
A ppropriates the sum of .$26,
100.00 for the .support and
maintenance of the State Re
form School. Following Items
vetoed by the Governor: to pay
salary of two guards at State
Reform School. $1,200.00.
Act in force from passage. Ap
proved March 2G, 1015.
ACT NO. 279
Appropriation For the Four
District Agricultural Schools
Approriates the sum of
•S.540,000.00 tor the support
and maintenance of the Dis
trict Agricultural Schools of
the State of Arkansas. For
the support of the First Dis
trict School $85,000.00 Second
District Agricultural School
$85,000.00; Third District Ag
ricultural School, $85,000.00;
and Fourth District Agricul
tural School, $85,000.00 Items
vetoed by the governor: For
salaries of principal and em
nloves of each college, $40,
000.00 each, or a total of $160,
000.00. Act in lorce from pas
sage. , .,
Approved except items ve
toed, March 27,
1915.
ACT NO. 280
Appropriation for the Support
of the Arkansas Confederate
Home.
Appropriates the sum of
$50,930.00 for the support of
maintenance and the neces
sary repairs of the Ai Kansas
Confederate Home for the per
iod ending March 31, 1917.
The salary of all officials to be
paid by board having control.
The following items vetoed by
the Governor: Item No. 3, for
tobacco. $1,400.00; Item No.
14, for repairs and better
ments, $1,000.00; Item No. 18,
the salary of stenographer,
$960.00; Item No. 26. for pur
chase of boiler, $400.00. Act
in force from passage.
Approved except items veto
ed, March 25, 1915.
i
ACT NO. 281
Appropriation for Tuberculos
is Sanitarium
Appropriates the sum of
$89,000.00 for the mainten
ance of the Tuberculosis San
itarium. No money ap
!printed for one purpose shall
be used for another. The fol
lowing items vetoed by the
Governor. For electrical and
refrigiating plant, $3,500.00;
for painting buildings, $500.00
Act in force from passage.
Approved except items ve
toed, March 25, 1915.
ACT NO 282
Appropriation For Supplies
For State Penitentiary
Appropriates the sum of $5,
822.32 for the purpose of pay
ing certain bills for supplies
furnished the Arkansas State
Penitetiarv prior to April 1,
191a, This Appropriation to
be known as the Penitentiary
Defticiency Appropriation. Act
in force from passage.
Approved March 24, 1915.
ACT NO. 283
Appropriation For Medical De
partment of the State Uni
versity
Appropriates the s um of
8 l8.ooo.(M) lor the support and
maintenance of the Medical
Department of the University
11' Arkansas. Items vetoed by
the Governor; for incidentals,
$•>,000.00. Act in force from
passage.
Approved, except item ve
toed, Mrach 20, 1915.
ACT NO. 284
Appropriation for Support of
the State Normal School
Appropriates the sum of
1 3,900.00 for the support,
maintenance and improvement
o! the Arkansas State Normal
;• 1 • * he following items
vetoed by the Governor: For
imo.mT :md.eMuipinent, $2,
’ ,< i>airs 0,1 buildings,
$2,000.00 Act II, r c
* 'Ul ni lorce from
passage.
Approved, except items ve
d°ed, March 2G, 19ir>.
act no. 285
Appropriation to Pay Cost of
Appeal,ng Railroad Rate
leases.
${1 IH'lI'm1'ate‘S thl“ ,SUm ol?
•exn ° Pay the cost and
; o , appealing (he St.
; . ,S :!n<l S:tn Francisco Rail
; 1 "'"Puny ease; also the
j8Um of •*' .000.00 to pay theex
Touis °f t.le.fen<ling the said St.
I;o , ami San Francisco Rail
be -ur aM i Shu°Uld decision
'th-it S! ,hG railroad: and
Inonmn • flT °f ^2-800.00 be
'& Sells haV t0 Pay Haskins
II,e Railroad CPcl'Ui! ‘hem !,nd
\rk--.n , Commission of
&kt“£ Approved March
act no, 286.. ’
Appro,,,-latio,, Flr ,u
F°r the
f„r ,‘u
hiaintenancp „f ZW??t a"'1
iSchool i," c l le Arkansas
years pn v th,e Hlind ^ two
■ cars ending March 31 1017
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