PROPOSED.LEGISLATIVE \MEND
MEN T
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
Re It Resolved b> the Senate and
House of the Representatives of the
State of Arkansas, the Majority of
Roth Houses Agreeing Thereta:
That the following is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State ol 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 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 tie thi decision of
the Court. The Chief Justice shall
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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 be 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 he ,
may order any case to be decided or ;
reconsidered by the court in banc.
The Chief Justice may sit in either
division, and shall preside when so
sitting. The Judges of each division
shall elect a presiding Judge for that
division, who shall preside when the
Chief Justice 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
192:1, and qualifies, and one of whom
shall hold office until his successor is
elected at the general election for
State officers m 1924, and qualifies.
Approved by the governor and filed
in the office of the Secretary of
State, January 17, 1917.
Kach elector may vote for or again
st the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this,
the 24th dav of April, 1918.
[Seal] TOM J. TERRAL,
Secretary of State.
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PROPOSED LEGIST MTVE.AM END
M ENT
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Number 17>
Providing credit of state t^# lie
loaned and indebtedness incurred to
an amount not exceeding two per cent
of the assessed valuation of property
in State for the purpose of providing
funds to be loaned upon the security
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
tlift wun t n i s ainenumcm oe repealed.
FOH AMKNDMKNT NO. 15
AGAINST AMKNDMKNT NO. 15
Ilf ll Resolved by the House of Rep
resentatives and the Senate of the
State of Arkansas, the .Majority of
Moth Houses Agreeing Thereto:
That the following is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Con
stitution ol the State of Arkansas,
and the same being submitted to the
electors of the State for approval or
rejection at the next general election
f, r Senators and Representatives, if
a majority of the electors voting at
such election adopt such amendment,
the same shall became a part of the
Constitution of the State of Arkan
sas, to-wit:
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 be loaned 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
jjAjrm 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. 8. 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
Hoard. 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 ot its subdivisions.
See. 4. Said State Land Hoard is
authorized and directed to loan the
moneys in said Arkansas Rural Cred
its Loan bund to bona fide purchasers
' i 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 $200.00 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; (h) the purchase of live!
stock and other equipment, and th<"
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
cumberanees upon such lands, which
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incurred or assumed by .said applicant
for the aforesaid purposes.
Sec*. »). 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 from 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 appleation or enu
mc rated herein, or if he shall lease
such lands or sell them to any per
son not lullfiliing the conditions and
purposes provided herein, said board
is authorized and directed to require
the repayment ol said loan upon six
month’s notice, and said note or con
tract shall contain a clause providing
therefor.
Sec. i. Such loans shall be repaid
with interest accruing in annual 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 he
not less than five nor more than thu
ty-six years; but any debtor may
liquidate any part or all of his indebt
edness m 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 he sold for less than pur;
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. 0. All surplus funds accruing
fn-m 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
111 usury and become a part of the
fund to be known as the “Arkansas
Rural ( redit 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
tlu* interest accruing fn m the loans
made from the said Arkansas Rural
Credits Reserve Fund shall be added
to it and become a part of it. The
saiii Arkansas Rural Credits Reserve
Kund shall be irreducible, except that
it may be drawn upon to reimburse
the State lor loss in the administra
ti> 11 ot said system of rural credits.
Sec. 10. 1 he Legislative Assembly
shall provide in such detail as it shall
deem advisable tor the carrying out
and administering of the provisions
of this amendment, and shall provide
adequate safeguards against the use
< i such loans as an aid to the pur
chasing and holding of lands foi the
purposes of speculation. Such safe
guards shall include clear definitions
1,1 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
Hoard shall proceed to administer said
system of rural credits under rules
and regulations provided by itself,
hut 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 anti 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.
SCHOOL DIRECTOR
SHOT BY GERMAN
Was Engaged in Taking Crop
Report For Government
When Killed
Mena, Apr. 29.—A. D. Boat
ner was shot and killed by
Henry Daffron, eight miles
west of Grannis yesterday. The
shooting is said to have result
ed from a controversy over the
signing of food production
pledges issued by the Govern
ment. It is said Daffron was
born in Germany.
Boatner was a director of his
school district and had called
on Dal'forn to ask him to sign
a food pledge card. He was
doing this at the request of his
government who have asked
the directors of every rural
school district in the state to
call on every farmer in the dis
trict and to request them to
sign these cards. The cards
pledge the signer to raise all
the food and feedstuff that he
can consistent with good farm
ing.
A quarrel followed Boatner's
visit and it ended in the death
of Boatner.
Dafforn, accompanied by his
brother, went to Grannis and
surrendered to Deptuy Sheriff
Hungate. He was later brought
to Mena, but this morning was
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keeping, local authorities fear
ing mob violence.
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FINED FOR BOOTLEGGING
Dabe Pope. Boy Earles, Jess
Lewis and John Wood charged
with the violation of the state
liquor laws were tried at Bates
ville Saturday and fined $100
each and JO days in jail. About
150 pints of liquor belonging
to the parties was destroyed.
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At one time my kidneys were weak
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Price 60c at all dealers. Don’t
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WANT FARMERS TO
GROW CASTOR BEANS
Government Guarantees Mini
Mum of $3 Per Bushel for
Crop This Season
Castor Oil is the only lubri
cant that can be used on aero
planes on account of the rare
fied air, and as Uncle Sam ex
pects to have 20,000 aeroplanes
in France this summer it be
comes necessary to ask the
farmers to produce castor
beans for making lubricants.
The government guarantees
a price of $3 per bushel for the
beans laid down at the railroad
station. Independence county
has been asked to produce 300
acres of castor beans this year.
County Agent Bunrh now has
seed on hand ready for distri
bution. They should be plant
ed early in May and farmers
who will undertake to grow
castor beans should see Mr.
Bunch at once.
The seed will be furnished ai
cost which will be $5.01 per
bushel, plus the cost of trans
portation. The Department of
Agriculture states that one bu
shel of seed will plant approx
imately 15 acres. The cost of I
seed will be deducted from the
first payment for the crop.
The Department of Agricul
ture reports yields of 30 to 10
bushels per acre from Florida,
South Carolina, Georgia, Texas
and California. This of course,
varies according to care and
attention as in all other crops.
In general any fairly fertile
soil which produces good crops
ui couon ana earn, is sunauit
for castor beans. The best soil,
however, is not required.
The land is prepared in much
the same manner as for cotton
and corn. The time of plant
ing corresponds in general to
that of cotton. The growing
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
U. S. LAND OFFICE
Little Rock, Ark.,
April 12. 1918.
Notice is hereby given that |
Gus Crouch of Charlotte, Ark.,
who on July 18, 1913, made
Homestead Entry No. 09804,
for South-west quarter, Section ;
32, Township 14 N, Range 4 j
West, 5th Principal Meridian,;
has filed notice of his intention i
to make 3-year proof to estab
lish claim to the land above j
described, before U. S. Com
missioner, at Ratesville, Ark., j
on the 21st day of May, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses j
Allison Weaver, of Charlotte
Ark.
John Yates of Charlotte, Ark
James Wright, of Charlotte.
Ark.
James Wiltrout of Charlotte,1
Ark.
JNO. W. ALLEN.
Register.1
4-18-5t.
.season is 100 days. The beans
are planted about 1 inch deep
and the rows should be spaced
about 4 to 5 feet apart. The
mature plants should be spac
ed about 4 to 1 feet apart in
the row. The best method for
planting castor beans according
to investigations is to use a corn
or bean drill set to drop one
seed at a time about 18 inches
apart. After the plants reach
a height of 3 to 5 inches they
should lie thinned out so that
the bushes will stand about 3
to 1 feet apart in the row. The
plants can be transplanted
when from three to five inches
or more in heighth and it is!
urged that if a full stand is not j
obtained that the plants be
transplanted so that the full
crop may be raised. The crop:
is cultivated similar to corn urt
til the plants are high enough
to shade the ground.
Information about cleanin,
and preparing for market will
be given at the proper time.
Your county Agricultural Ag
ent can give you any other in
formation that you may wish.
WARNING ORDKK
In Independence Chancer> Court
June Term. 191N
Jesse Jones, I’laintifff
VS*
Mr. . t'Jtta Page, Mrs. Will Jones, and
the Unknown heirs of Wm. Jones, de
ceased and Mrs. George Morris, nd
James Jones, Defendant .
The above-named defendants are
hereby warned to appear in this
court within 30 days and answer to
the complaint of the plaintiff herein
filed.
Given under my hand as clerk of
ihe Chancery Court on this the 27th
day of April, 1918.
B. V. ADAMS, Clerk.
1. J. Matheny attorney for non-res
ident defendants.
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