1'ROPOSED.LEGISLATIVF. \MEND-1
WENT
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Number 11
Amending Sections 2 and 3 of Arti
cle 7 of the Constitution of the State
of Arkansas; providing that the Su- 1
preme Court of the State shall he
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 eh
lion of the two additional Judge;:.
for AMENDMENT NO. 11
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 14 j
Proposed Constitutional \nieudmcnt
Number II
lie It Reside ed bj the Senate and
House of the Representatives of the
State of \rkansas, the Majority of
Roth 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 Senators and Representatives, it
a majority of the electors voting at
such election adopt such amendment
the same shad hi i-nmc a part of the
Constitution of the >' * of Arkansas
to-wit:
That Sections 2 slid of \rticle
7 of the Constitution of the State of
Arkansas he amended to read as
t ullow.s:
The Supreme Court shall be com
posed of seven Judges, one of whom
shall he styled Chief Justice and elect
ed as such. In the consideration and
decision of cases, till Judges lay sit
or the Court may he divided into two
divisions, and the decision of each of
said divisions shall he 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 Justice- may inter
change with each other hy agreement
among themselves. The concurrence
of three judges -hall be necessary to
a decision in either division. When
the Court is sitting in bane, the Chief
Justice shall preside, and the concur
rence of four shall he necessary to a
decision. The Chief Justice shall al
lot the cases to the divisions, and he
may order any case to fee decided or
reconsidered hy the court in banc.
The Chief Justice may sit in either
division, and shall preside when so
sitting. The Judge- of each division
shall elect a presiding Judge for that
division, who shall preside when the
Chief Justice is not sitting in that
UiV II UH \ ill' . ' - 1 * ' t n \ 1 -
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
1P22, and qualifie , and one of whom
shall hold office until his successor is
elected at the general election for
State officers in P.I2 1. and qualifies.
Approved by tin governor and filed
in the office of the Secretary of
State, January 17, If IT.
1-laeh elector may vote for or again
st the above amendment.
Wit ness my official signature this,
the 21th dav of April, Ibis
[Seal] * TOM J TKRRAL,
Secretary of State.
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PKOPOSKD I.KGISI. \TI \ It \MIM>
MKNT
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Number 15
Providing credit of state may hi
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 he loaned upon the security
farm lands within the state, or mak
ing farm loan.-, providing Gov< '•ire
Secretary of StaC and State Land
Commissioner hall constitute State
Land Hoard ha mg authority to sell
bonds in name of Stab , place money
m State Treasury and loan money to
bona fide pureha.■< r 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 he repealed
FOR AMKNOMKNT NO. la
AGAINST AMKNliMLNT NO 15
He II Resolved hy the House of Rep
resentatives and the Senate of the
State of \rkansas, the Majority of
Itoth Houses \greeing Thereto:
That the following is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Con
stitution of tile State of \ rkansns,
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 became a part af the
Constitution of tht> State of Arkan
sas, to-vvit:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the
limitation contained in Section 1 of
.-riticle 1(5 of the Constitution, the
credit of the State may lie loaned and
indebtedness incurred to an amount
not exceeding two tier cent of the
assessed valuation of all the property
in the State for the purpose of pro-,
viding funds to be loanol upon the'
security of farm lands within the
State, subject to the limitations here
in contained.
Section 2. The Governor, Secretary j
of State and State Land Commission
er shall constitute the State Land
Hoard, 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 I
Farm Credit Ronds’’ in an amount not j
to exceed two per cent of the assess- j
ed valuation of all the property in the j
State, and to place the proceeds in the
State Treasury in a fund to he known
as the “Arkansas Rural Credits f.-a,;
Fund.”
Sec. 3. Saul bonds shall be issu i
in denominations of $‘25.00, $100.00,
$500.00 and $1,000.00 and shall h i.
sued in series of $10,000.00 or multi
ples thereof drawn to mature in not
more than thirty-six years; nor shad
said bonds he sold until application -
from bona fide purchaser- of land
gregating $10,000.00 have been wind;
with and approved by the Stat L-.nd
Hoard. Said dine, shall bear i , r
cst at the rate of four per cent ■ r
annum, and shall do exempt from ; i
ation by the State of Arkansas or'
any of its subdivisions.
See. 1. Said State Land I’.uai i i
authorized and directed to loan the
moneys in said Arkansas Rural i i I
its Loan Fund to bona ink pun > r
of farm lands in Arkan a , up"',
secured by mortgages or de> ,
trust constituting first lit n « n ueh ;
farm lands in amounts which .-ha'1
exceed seventy five per rent of : 1.
appraised value of such lands. Tin
credit of the State shall not be loan-!
ed to an\ person to purchase m ■
than $0 acres of land, nor land value!
at more than $50.00 per acre. No; !
shall a loan of le. - than $200.1)0 noi
more than $.'5,0(>n.uo he made to ;■ ■
purchaser of land.
See. •>. Such loans shall not ■ ,
made except to owner;-: who "opm. ’ e"
and “occupy” lands noo t• ■ I nnn
shall be made for the following n.-.r
posc s (a ) The payment
purchased; (h) tlu- purchase o! *.v.■
stock and other equipment, a: tic
making of inipr.r. vincnts which t i• 1
judgment of the board w ill
the production of such !ai I- : i
to their value as a farm Inom ■
degree to justify such exp.ui.l-- ur> 1
and tc) for the satisfaction o: eu
cumheram.es upon ueh land--. -.
in the judgment of said board, were
incurred or assumed by said nppi nt
for the aforesaid purposes.
Sec. ti. Fvory applicant l'or ;i farm
loan shall state clearly in his applica
tion the purposes for which ueh 1 > it,
is desired and upon its appro-, a! i.y
the hoard this statement shall h>
deemed ;i part of the note or .; i. • t
under which the loan is gra: !' ;•
no failure to apply such fund .o tin
purposes stated in said application or
enumerated herein shall invalidate a
loan when once made, mo -hall ..no
thing herein contained 1- dc m i to
prevent any farm owner tram -vUii
or leasing lands subject to -oh in
cumbrance; but if he shall \iolate
his said contract by appiyin the
moneys borrowed p. |..irjn>-c r i.i-r
those stated in hi- agpkattnn or enu
merated herein, or i; ho . hall k.. • '■
such lands or .-ell (hem to any per !
son not fullfilling the condition^ .oioj
purposes provided herein, -aid i .ardl
is authorized and directed to r-quire j
ini' ivimjini'in ui saw loan u|m..i i\
month’s notice, and aid unto or run
tract shall contain a clausa j• i• <• g
therefor,
See. 7. Such loans 1„ repaid
with interest accruing in annual in
stallments on the amortisation plan,
such installments being: fixed at itch
sums as will cover the . den rat,
and w ill liquidate the dei.t in a ■ >. i
to he agreed upon between .,i.| heard
and the npplic;int, said period t ■ 1 ,
not less than live nor more than *. ..
ty-six years; but any debtor mnv
liquidate any part or all of his in h ut -
edness in amount - of $50.00 or mu:! i
ples thereof upon ;uiy am it -n
payment date
See. 8. The rate of interest en
loans shall be five per cent per an
num; provided that no Farm Credit
Bonds shall he sold for les : than par;
and provided further that the board
shall require each applicant t > nay
an initial charge of 1 per cent of the
loan granted, the minimum char; e to
he $10.00 to cover the cost of apprais
al and examination of title.
See. 0. All surplus fund- ;u runs
from the operation of the \ - tom of
rural credits herein pros idod for, a'
ter paying inti n • t n-ruin: m tin
aforesaid bond-, and ail operatin' tied
at her expenses arising from to ad
ministration of said s\ -tom i .
credits shall la* placed in tin State
I reasury and become a part of the
fund to be known as the “AT.
Rural Credit Reserve Fund."
Arkansas Rural Credits Reserve 1 md
shall be loaned on farm lands 7 the
manner herein provided for the \F,
ansas Rural * rt lit 1 .< • n I m.;. p,.,
the interest accruing Its in the loans
made from tin iid \rkau -a R ira!
: red Its Re-ene Fund : iiall lie i; fit U
to it and become a part of it. idle
mid Arkansas Rural Credit K ■
Fund shall be :rn dueible, < \ e. pt Fat
it may be drawn upon to is im ■
the State lor loss in the admin: tr;
tion of said systeniof rural ereiits
See. lit. The I .i' "islative \ embly
’hall provide in such detail as it di
leeni advisable lor the carrying out
md administering . !' tin- pi -
this II TVU I t.lnii *n ! . . i .■ i , •. I I
idequate .afe,tni:irds against :ln .
t such loans as an aid to t! , , n 1
.■lutsinp and holding of land i ;!
purposes of speculation. 8 a n . ,
guards shall include door d< I'm. ions
if the terms "operate" and "o, ,uv"
■ soil herein. In the ah en. e < f -
ejrislation and subject to the same ad
rr Its enactment the State I m,|
doard shall proceed to adnnni'tm ■ c i
system of rural credits under ntles
uni regulations provided hy it. . !r.
ait subject to the provision It 1 :■
•ontained.
See. 1 1. The provision t1 •
(institution id Arkansas in co liet
■vith this amemiment are her . re
pealed, in so far only as they conflict
lerewith. The provisions . dm
intendment shall he self exc itim
ind shall take elfeet and he in op
■ration (it) days after their approval
md adoption hy the peoph of \rk
msas.
Approved hy the (lovernor, and fil- J
:*d in the office of the Secretary t f
State, March 17, 1917.
Each elector may vote for or again
st the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this,
the "J 1th dav of April, 1918.
[Seal] ‘ TOM. J. TERRA!..
Secretary of State.
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CENTER GROVE
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hi? Q U y
Center Grove, May 22.—Rev.
t'ussev filled his regular ap
poin meat here Sunday.
?ll Vida Harrelson return
id. home Sunday from Newark
where she spent several days
vi nit. h< r grandparents,
<luii <• and Mis. A. H. Saylors.
Mi-, and Mrs. Alebrt Long of
Walnut Grove spent Saturday
nigrh' and Sunday here visiting
the lady's sister, Mrs. Fran a
RuIIington.
Mr. and Mrs. II. Brogdon
and little son Raymond of
t’li rloite spent Sunday her
tn'
o' Squire and Mr-.
W. I). Pullington.
Mr. ind Mi a Jack Pvrunt
ami i hildren of Charlotte spent
Sunday hen visiting Mr. and
M Jos ph Pickens and fam
ily.
M . and Mrs. G. C. Walden
ot Walnut (drove spent Sunday
h • e visiting die lady's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. .1. K, Harrelson.
-Master Karl Parker spent
-a: i; da; night and Sunday at
Pleas.in: I!ill. visiting his cons
ul F: ri X iehoison.
At . tiul Mrs. Lathe Brewer
ami -Iren ot Charlotte
spend Sunday here the guest "1
1’. A. Pullington and fi
X d: Williamson will leav
"-at irday tor Camp Pike where
he ha. hot n called for service.
r< A. H. Saviors of New -
ai'K s]»ent Sunday here visiting)
his daughter Mrs. .!. F. Ilarrel
son.
• < da and Myrtle Ilain
v- a!.i s i Pleasant Hill yvere the i
quests of Misses Lusy and The!-;
a a Pullington here Saturday
night.
n. <). \v aiclcn spent the
hitter part of last week at
i hariotte visiting Mr. and Mrs. !
Marvin Fa 11 is.
Mr. and Mr-. Danie William
• ni cut rtainod quite a numebr
"f the young folks with a par
t> Tn> sdaynight.
Sriuiri \V. I)., Frank and T.
A. Bullington transalted busi
ness at Hatesville Tuesday.
! oi Ind C r> tipation or
LSi.iounucm
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WITH PEPSIN. Liquid Digestive
l.a>.: live pleasant t i' ’.•• Made and
ided to the public by I ari 5 Medi
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Quinine and Cravc’a ?.a chill Tunic.
UAItMNt; OK PER
in independence Chancery Court
June Term, this
I’laintifff
Or I'ittn i’ e. Mrs. Will Join-. and
'be Cnkn ?w,i heirs of Wm. Jones, de
ed .ini Mr-. Geortre Morris, and
iann Jones, Pefendants,
H ' ■ ' named defendants are
warned to appear in this
‘ tilt votl a :.ii d \s and answer to
■ h" eointdaint of the plaintiff lr rein
filed.
civeii under my hand as clerk of
' In -.cry Court on this the ,!7th
ia\ ..f Anri!. I'.Ms.
I! F Al'A.MS, Clerk.
I. 1 M stluny attorney for non-rcs
: ;ent defendants.
Win THAT T\MK HACK?
That morning lameness—those |
- h.11 f> pain> when bending nr lifting, I
make work a burden and rest impos- \
i. Don't l>e handicppaed by a
n! hack look to your kidneys. You
'•ill make no mistake by following:
:his Newport resident’s example.
■I. A. Baird, city fireman, 23 1 Main
St . Newport, Ark., says: “Sometimes
my hack was in such bad Tape that 1
■ouhl hardly straighten after stoop
ing. I had dizzy spells and headaches ,
uul suffered from rheumatic pains
n my limbs. Doan’s Kidney Tills re
ieved me wonderfully.During the past
lew years, I haven’t noticed any
>ookache or other symptoms of kid
~ey trouble.”
Price hoc at all dealers. Don’t sim.
ply ask for a kidney remedy—get;
Doan' Kidney Pills—the same tha<.
Mr. Baird had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Mfgr , Buffalo, N. Y. 9
—Adv.
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The Quinine That Does Not Affect the Heed
because of its tonic and laxative effect. LAXA
TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing in head. Remember the full name and 1
look lor the signature cl li* W, GROVE. 30c*
FROM JUDGE JIMERSON
To the Democratic Voters of
Independence County
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Two years ago you very kindly hon
ored me with the office of County and
Probate Judge of your county. Again I
desire to thank you for the honor. 1
was sworn in a little over litioen months
ago and as 1 am now seeking a - uni
term I deem it proper at this tine- p
give you an account of my official on
duct during the fifteen months th A I
have served you.
According to the records of youj
county, its indebtedness, when 1 entered
upon my official duties was $5 ;.25thU!>
and as l had no money with which ! ,
accomplish any great results in the we ,
of improvements, 1 thought the best ser
vice I could render the county wand i bo
to purge it of its large indelbedm . .
My administration so far has boon wit:
a view of accomplishing this mid. Th
records now show that there are < uni
ty warrants outstandng to the ernoui ’ of
$28,100.00 and from these figures it i
shown that the indebtedness of th * eoun
ty has been reduced during the fit'; on
months, $30,150.00.
In my announcement two years ago
1 laid down the priciple that it take
1 <>0 cents to redeem each dollar of our
count\ warrants when they reach the
treasury and 1 pledged my I test efforts
to see that the eiti/.ens ol the count'
should receive loo cents on the dollar
for their county warrants. In addrmn
to my having reduced the indebtedness
of the county, I have succeeded in plac
ing the county on a cash basis at a very
little cost. I found that the count us
paying from 30 to f>0 per cent more f>>r
the things it is forced to buy on a credit
basis than on a pash basis and the A
one of the several things I have emplo;
ed in my efforts to cleai th * eount of
debt. It is my ambition to pay e\m
dollar Independence county owes within
the next eighteen* months and I firm!
believe that if I am accorded the usual
SECOND TERM that I will be abi • «„
do it.
Many thing? that had happned In
fore my term of office began have been
charged to my administration by the op
position as for instance the County Au
dit which was made and paid for before
my term of office began. The Greenl erg
iron Company deal was made and ••on
surnated before 1 came into office :mrl
\ *■ t tin opposition is absurd enough to
chaige me with this responsibility. It is
tnu that I had no suits brought in tie
'■minty audit matter, but after thorough
ly invest iyating the facts and the law
in the case. I found that the accountant-,
had ma.de s many gross errors in their
, finding and construction of the law,
that it would be a continuation of the
wa-te of money to bring suit, hire law
yer and pay court costs, when I was
tub ed by 111 best lawyers of the coun
try that there was no chance to recover.
It is an easy matter to make statements
• d "lit what should be done and should
uoi be- done but as I was under a solemn
loath to administer the duties of my of
fi ■1 according to the law, I could not
see my way clear to plunge the county
I ui ther in debt in a futile effori'to col
lect something that was in my judgmen*
uncollect ale.
It does not show very good faith in
the opposition to charge me with failure
to bring suit when he sat silently by and
made no el fort (although a lawyer) to
collect what he says was due the county.
We all know that as a taxpayer my op
ponent had a perfect right to appeal
I com any decision that 1 had rendered if
he had felt aggrieved, and being a law
y i’ himself, the expense attached to an
appeal would have been nothing to
speak of,
I have given my very best attention
to the roads and bridges of the county,
taking into consideration the small
amount t f money which 1 have had to
spend on them. I have solicited private
sul scriptions in some instances and have
made some substantial improvements
and my efforts will be continued to give
you the very best service possible in the
fut ure.
The opposition has charged me
with things that are too absurd to ans
wer and 1 shall be content to leave mv
candidacy for a SECOND TEEM in your
hands, feeling enfident that on the 28th
day of May that you will accord me the
u.-ual 8E< OND TERM and for which I
shall he very grateful.
J. li. JIMERSON
Candidate for re-election as county and probate Judge
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