enue F^jnd.
Provides that on July 1st, 1921, the
State Treasurer shall place Into the
General Revenue Fund all moneys com
ing: into his possission in payment for
commercial feed tags or from any
other source now payable to the Com
mercial Feed Fund, and provides that
the expenses for the inspection of com
mercial feed stuffs shall be paid out of
the General Revenue Fund.
Provides that on said date the State
Treasurer shall place into the General
Revenue Fund all moneys coming into
his possession from any source now
payable to the Warehouse and Market
ing Fund, and provides that all ex
penses for carrying out the law pro
viding for the Warehouse and Mar
keting Bureau shall be payable out of
the General Revenue Fund.
Provides that the Treasurer shall
place into the General Revenue Fund
all moreys coming into his hands now
payable to the Oil Inspection Fund, and
provides that all expenses for the in
spection of oil shall he paid out of the
General Revenue Fund.
Provides that on July 1, 1921. the
State Treasurer shall place into the
General Revenue Fund all moneys com
ing into his hands payable to the
Boiler Inspection Fund, and directs all
expenses incurred in the inspection of
steam boilers to be paid out of the
General Revenue Fund.
Provides that on July 1, 1921, the
State Treasurer shall place to the
credit of the General Revenue Fund all
moneys nomine- into his hands which
am now payable to the Sanitary Fund,
and directs all expenses incurred in the
inspection of hotels, restaurants, room
ing houses, etc., shall he paid out of
the General Revenue Fund.
Directs said Treasurer on said date
to transfer to said General Revenue
Fund all moneys in his possession
which are now payable to the Game
Protection Fund, and directs that all
expenses now incurred in carrying out
the fish and game laws shall he paid
from the General Revenue Fund.
Directs the State Treasurer on July
1st. 1921. to transfer to the General
Revenue Fund all moneys coming into
his possession, which are now payable
in to the Registered Nurse Fund, and
directs that the expenses incurred in
the examination of registered nurses,
etc., shall be paid out of the General
Revenue Fund.
Provides that on July 1st. 1921. the
State Treasure* shall transfer all
moneys coming into his possession from
any source which is now payable into
fVie Institute and TJhrary Fund, and
directs that all expenses now provided
to be paid from such fond shall be paid
out of the General Revenue Fund.
Provides that on July 1st. 1921. the
Treasurer shall transfer to the General
Revenue Fund all moneys coming into
bis hands which are now nayahle into
the Vit^.1 Statistics Fund. and all
moneys from examination fees for li
censed veterinarians, and all moneys
for the fees paid for the privilege of
doine- a hanking business, and from all
moneys now payable Into* the Invest
ment Company’s Fund, and provides
that all expenses heretofore payable
out of these separate funds shall be
navahle out of the General Revenue
Fund.
On August 1st 1921, or as soon there
after as possible, the Auditorial De
partment shall furnish the State Treas
urer a. list of the outstanding warrants
and vouchers against each of said
funds. Provides that, upon receipt of
such statement the Treasurer shall
cause to be transferred to the General
Revenue Fund an amount from each of
the funds which fvill cause said funds
to stand balanced when all of the said
warrants and voucher claims have been
paid.
Provides that the purpose of this
Act is to reduce the number of funds
carried on the books of the State
Treasurer.
ACT NO. 213.
Approved March 2, 1021.
An Act to make appropriation for the
equipment, improvement, maintenance
and support of the Arkansas State Nor
mal School.
Appropriates the sum of $96,414.40
for salaries, maintenance and necessary
expenses of the State Normal School
for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1922.
Appropriates the sum of $110,214.40
for the support and maintenance of the
State Normal School for the fiscal year
ending June 30. 1923.
Provides that if the appropriation
contained in any item be found un
necessary for the purpose mentioned
the balance may be expended for any
other purpose mentioned in the Act.
Provides that if any of the appropria
tion made for the flVst period remains
unexpended, the same may be used for
the same purpose for the second
period.
Authorizes the Board of Directors to
make all necessary contracts for the
printing-, binding, etc.
ACT NO. 222.
Approved March 3. 1921.
An Act to make appropriation for the
Department of Mines, Manufacture and
Agriculture.
Appropriates the sum of $15,000.00
for salary of the Commissioner of
Mines, Manufacture and Agriculture,
and for current expenses of the office
for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1922.
Appropriates for the maintenance of
the Feed Inspection Bureau for the
fiscal vear ending June 30. 1922, the
sum of $60,000.00.
Appropriates for the maintenance of
the Fertilizer Inspection Bureau for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922,
$36,700.00.
Appropriates for the maintenance of
the Warehouse and Marketing Bureau
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922,
the sum of $24,700.00.
Appropriates for the maintenance of
the Bureau of Crop Estimates for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, the !
turn of $12,500.00.
Approriates for the salary of the
Commissioner and for the current ex- 1
pensee of the office for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1923, the sum of
$15,000.00.
Appropriates for the maintenance of
the Peed Inspection Bureau for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1923, the
num or $60,000.00.
Appropriates for the maintenance of
the Fertilizer Inspection Bureau for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1923,
the sum of $36,700.00.
Appropriates for the maintenance of
the Warehouse and Marketing Bureau
for the fiscal yar ending June 30, 1923,
the sum of $24,700.00.
Appropriates for the maintenance of
the Bureau of Crop Estimates for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1923, the
sum of $12,500.00.
The aggregate appropriation for said
department for the biennial period be
ing $297,800.00.
Provides that the unexpended balance
for the first fiscal year may be trans
ferred and become a part of the sec
ond fiscal year.
ACT NO. 223.
Approved March 3, 1021.
An Act to facilitate the collection
of taxes in road improvement districts.
Provides that taxes levied by road
improvement districts, whether organ
ized under general or special laws,
shall be paid between the first Mon
day in January and the 10th day of
April. Provides that collectors shall
not embrace any such taxes in the
taxes for which he shall sell the lands,
but shall report the delinquents to the
Board of Commissioners, who shall add
a penalty of ten per cent and the com
missioners may enforce the collection
thereof by proceeding in the chancery
court.
ACT NO. 224.
Approved March 3 ,1921.
An Act to amend Section 4596 of
Crawford & Moses Digest.
Amends that section by providing
that the county surveyor shall receive
$5.00 per day for each day he shall be
engaged in his business and for each
day he may be engaged in going from
his home to the premises surveyed or
returning therefrom; that he shall re
ceive five cents a mile for each mile I
traveled. Provides that in cases of
fences being erroneously erected upon
adjoining lands by the owners of such
fences that said owners shall have
twelve months in which to remove such
fences, buildings and other improve
ments and place them on their own
land or premises.
ACT NO. 225.
Approved March 3, 1921.
An Act to amend Section 324 of
Crawford & Moses’ Digest of the Stat- j
utes of Arkansas by prescribing the
penalty for the violation of the law, '
and for other purposes.
Amends said section so as to pro- I
vide that persons knowingly permit
ting animals to run at large within
stock districts created under Sections
321, 322, 323, 324, 325, etc., of Crawford
& Moses’ Digest, shall be guilty of a :
misdemeanor and subject to a line of
not less than five dollars and not ex
ceeding twenty-five dollars for the first
offense and not less than ten dollars
for the second offense.
ACT NO. 226.
Approved March 3. 1921.
An Act to amend Section No. 31 of
the Acts of 1921, the same being an
Act to make appropriation for the
maintenance of the State farm for
women for the period ending June 30,
1921.
Amends said Act No. 31 of 1921, by
adding the following language to the
first section thereof: “These amounts
to be payable from the General Rev
enue Fund.”
ACT NO. 228.
Approved March 4, 1921.
An Act to amend Section 5405 of
Crawford & Moses’ Digest.
Amends said section so as to provide
that the County Court may for good
cause remove commissions of road im
provement districts created under the
Alexander Law.
ACT NO. 230.
Approved March 4, 1921.
An Act to amend Section 3016 of
Crawford & Moses’ Digest.
Amends said section so as to provide
that the crimes of selling intoxicating
liquor and of procuring intoxicating
liquor for another may be joined in one
indictment.
ACT IVO. 231.
Approved March 4. 1921.
An Act to make appropriation for
economics for the bi-ennial period end
economics for the bi-ennial eeriod end
ing June SO, 1923.
Appropriates the sum of $175,000.00
out of the General Revenue Fund for
the support, maintenance and necessary
expenses for extension work in agricul
ture and home economics. Said money
to be expended by the College of Agri
culture of the University of Arkansas.
ACT NO. 233.
Approved March 4, 1921.
. An Act to amend Section 743 of
Crawford & Moses’ Digest of the Stat
utes of Arkansas.
Amends said section to provide that
acknowledgments to real estate con
veyances may be taken before the Su
preme Court, Circuit Court, or either
of the judges thereof, County and Pro
bate Court, or by County or Probate
Judge, or before any Justice of the
Peace or Notary Public.
ACT NO. 238.
Apprbved Mnrch 5, 1921.
An Act to render certified copies of
certain hooks, records and other pa
pers admissible in evidence.
Provides that copies of any record
book, report, paper, or other document
on file or of record in the office of any
officer or eojnmission in this State, or
of any county officer, may be certified
by the officer or secretary of the com
Oiisc^pii and shall, be r<~ civ'id in. •
(fence fn any court In tTils State with
lik« effect as the originals thereof.
ACT NO. 239.
Approved Mnrch 5. 1921.
! An Act to confer upon pipe line com
panies the right of eminent domain
and making them common carriers.
Gives to all pipe line companies the
right of eminent domain and declares
the same to be common carriers.
ACT NO. 240.
Approved March 5, 1921.
An Act to cure defective acknowl
edgments and other instruments of
writing.
Cures all irregularities and defective
ac.knowledgnients made to instruments
recorded prior to the passage of this
Act. Provides that the Act shall not
apply to conveyances or other instru
ments of writing, the validity of which
is questioned in any suit in any court
of this State on the passage of this
Act.
ACT NO. 240.
Approved March 5, 1921.
An Act to provide for the appoint
ment and salary of an official stenog
rapher for the Criminal Division of the
Second Judicial Circuit.
Provides that the Judge of the Crim
inal Division of said Circuit may em
ploy a stenographer at a salary of
$3,600.00 per annum, which salary shall
be prorated among the counties com
posing said judicial district as a Circuit
Court expense.
ACT IVO. 250.
Approved March 7, 1921.
An Act to provide for the purchase
and distribution of the property now
being used by the First District Agri
cultural School and belonging to the
Animal Husbandry Endowment,' and for
other purposes.
Provides that the title to all animals
now belonging to the Animal Hus
bandry Endowment of the First Dis
trict Agricultural School shall be
transferred to the State of Arkansas
for the benefit of the four agricultural
schools.
Provides for the payment of the bal
ance due on the purchase price of said
live stock, and appropriates the sum
of $7,000.00, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, from the First Dis
trict Agricultural, $7,000.00 from the
Third District Agricultural School,
and $7,000.00 from the Fourth District
Agricultural School funds for the pur
pose of paying the balance due upon
said live stock. Provides for the equal
division of said live stock among the
four district agricultural schools of the
State.
ACT XO. 252.
Approved March 7, 1921.
An Act for the maintenance of the
Charities and Corrections Commission.
Appropriates the sum of $12,400.00
for the maintenance of the commission |
for the fiscal year ending June 30, j
1922. Appropriates the sum of $12.
400.00 for the maintenance of the com- I
mission for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1923.
ACT NO. 257.
Approved March 8, 1921.
An Act to provide for the joint guard
ianship of minor children by husband
and wife.
Provides that in all cases not other
wise provided for by law, that the
father and mother while living to- i
gether shall be the joint natural
guardian of their unmarried children,
with equal power, rights and duties,
and shall have the care of their person,
education and estate. Provides that
in case of separation of husband and
wife there shall be an adjudication by
the court of the power, rights and du
ties with respect to the property, care
and custody of said minor children,
and that in such cases there shall be
no preference between husband and
wife, but the welfare of the child
must be considered in determining who
shall have custody of such children.
Provides that the support of the minor
children is chargeable, jointly and
severally, upon the property of the
husband and wife and that either may
be sued, jointly or severally.
ACT NO. 262.
Approved March 10, 1921.
An Act to provide for the holdover
members of the committes in the Sen
ate and House of the Forty-third Gen
eral Assembly.
Provides that the hold-over mem
bers of the committees of the Senate
and House to complete the business
not finished at the time of adjourn
ment shall consist of the President of
the Senate, Secretary of the Senate,
Assistant Secretary, Journal Clerk, As
sistant Journal Clerk, Enrolling Clerk
and Assistant Enrolling Clerks, Chair
man and two members of each of the
committees on journal and engrossed
bills, enrolled bills, clerk to the en
rolling committe and engrossing
clerk, a calendar clerk, one janitor
and two assistants to be appointed by
the President of the Senate, two pages
to be appointed by the President ff the
Senate, the postmistress, reading clerk,
and three stenographers to be ap
pointed by thp President of the Senate.
Provides that the hold-over members
of the House shall be the Speaker,
chief clerk, ^assistant clerk, journal
clerk, assistant journal clerk, enrolling
clerk and two assistant enrolling
clerks to be appointed by the Speaker,
one warrant clerk, engrossing clerk,
calendar clerk, postmistress, chairman
and three members of the committees
on Journal, enrolled bills, two janitors
| to be appointed by the Speaker, and
three stenographers to be appointed by
the Speaker.
Directs such officers and employes
to remain on duty until the work is
finished. Provides that they shall re
ceive the same per diem as now allowed
them and the Auditor of State is di
rected to pay their warrants. Pro
vides that no compensation shall be al
lowed after April 20, 1921.
ACT WO. 21*9.
Approved March 14, 1021
An Act to make an additional’ annr«
priation for the General Assembly
Appropriates the sum of $30 000 00 tr.
supplement the amount appropriate^
by Act No. 1 of the Acts of 1921
pay mileage, per diem and expenses
of the General Assembly. P Ses
ACT NO. 270.
Approved March 17, 1921.
An Act to amend Section 9207 of
Crawford & Moses’ Digest.
Amends said section so as to repeal
that part of the section which provides
that State printing must be done with
ing the State of Arkansas.
ACT NO. 271.
Approved March 17, 1921.
Art Act to amend Act No. 359 of 1917
Amends said Act so as to authorize
the Circuit Judge to employ a stenog
rapher for the Fifteenth Judicial Cir
cuit at a salary of $2,000.00 a year and
provides that such appointment ’ mav
be revoked by the Judge, but if not re
voked said appointment shall hold dur
ing the term of office of the judge of
the circuit.
ACT NO. 285.
Approved March 21, 1921.
An Act to amend Sections 9065, 9066
9072, 9077, 9080, 9088 and 9092 of Crawl
ford & Moses’ Digest.
Amends said sections of said digest
so as to provide the method for the
adoption of text-books by the Text
Book Commission.
ACT NO. 289.
Approved March 21, 1921.
An Act continuing- the existence of
the Arkansas State Board of Dental
Examiners, prescribing- its powers and
duties, prescribing the law governing
the right to practice dentistry and
dental hygiene in this State, and re
pealing all prior existing laws in the
State governing the practice of den
tistry.
Provides that the Board of Dental
Examiners shall continue in existence.
Grants to said board the power to issue
subpoenas to compel persons to appear
before it for examination, etc. Defines
what shall be considered a reputable
dental college. Provides the time, place
and manner of holding meetings of the
board. Prohibits the practice of den
tistry without first obtaining a license
from the board created by the Act.
Defines what shall be deemed practic
ing dentistry. Provides for the exam
ination of persons desiring to practice
dentistry and fees for license there
for. Provides for the filing of licenses
with the County Clerk of the county
in which the dentist is located. Pro
hibits the County Clerk from filing
such license after ninety days from
the date of its issuance. Provides for
the annual registration of said license
with the board on the first day of No
vember of each year, and provides that
the failure to register said license auto
matically revoked the same, and pro
vides full and comolete laws regulat
ing the practice of dentistry within the
State of Arkansas.
ACT NO. S0«.
Approved March 21, 1921.
An Act to aid in the prevention of
delinquency by enforcing compulsory
school attendance.
Provides that the Commission of
Charities and Correction shall exercise
supervision over the parole work of the
institutions of the State and shall aid
in procuring homes and employment
for persons paroled from such institu
tions. Provides that It shall be the
duty of the county probation officers
to co-operate with the commission.
Provides that it shall be the duty of
the Commission to assist in the organ
ization of county boards of probation.
ACT NO. 307.
Appproved March 21, 1921.
An Act to amend Section 8366 of
Crawford & Moses’ Digst.
Authorizes Chancery Courts to quiet
title to land and to cancel apparently
existing liens where the same are
barred by the law of limitation or
laches.
ACT NO. 319.
Approved March 22, 1921.
An Act to release claims of the State
of Arkansas to one hundred acres of
land of the Arkansas Tuberculosis San
atorium at Booneville for the purpose
of erecting' a United States Public
Health Service Hospital for Tubercular
and Disabled ex-Service Men.
Authorizes the Board of Trustees of
the Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanatorium
to deed to the United States of America
for the construction of necessary bui d
ingsf or a United States Public Health
Service Hospital, to one hundred acres
of land owned by the State, the prop
erty of the Arkansas Tuberculosis San
atorium at Booneville, Ark. Provides
that when such hospital shall be aban
doned by the United States Govern
ment that the title to said land shall
revert to the State of Arkansas.
ACT NO. 821.
Approved March 22, 1921.
An Act authorizing the Auditor or
State to destroy ancient vouchers ana
receipts. .
Authorizes the Auditor of Stati to
destroy all vouchers and Treasurers
receipts now on file in his office o
date prior to March 15, 1916. ah ,
authorized to destroy all vouchers
Treasurer's receipts after the fxp
tion of five years from the dat
their filing.
ACT NO. 323.
Approved March 23, aT1d
An Act to amend Act 4o8 of 191 lat.
repeal Act No. 574 of 1919. b°th rd‘da
ing to the State Depository Board
State Funds. * action 1
Amends paragraph two of.^ nroVida
of said Act No. 451 so as to proji«p
that at a meeting to be held eyt ry - _
during the month of March, the' t0
Itc— ahull a