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.
1915.
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 Act235
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 (he 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, 1015.
ACT NO. 191
Minimum Wage Law for Fe
males
Provides that females shall
not be permitted to work more
than nine hours in any one day,
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.
I his act applies to establish
ments employing three or more
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
the insection of the Labor
Commissioner. Fixes the min
imum wage of $1.00 per day
for inexperienced help and$l.
25 per day for experienced
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,
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 seperate 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
$372,200.00 for the support
and maintenance of the state
penitentiary for the biennial
period ending April 1, 11) 17.
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 Cities of the
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,
jtheir 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.
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ACT NO. 224
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,
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
comply with this act to be not
less than $25.00 nor more than
j$100.00 per day for each day
such companies shall fail or
(refuse to make statement, or
to pay such taxes. Act in force
i from passage. Approved
j March 23, 1015.
ACT NO. 230
Appropriation for State Hos
pital for Nervous Diseases
Approp ria tea $110,000,.00
to pay deficiencies and out
standing accounts against the
I 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
j 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
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,
firms or corporations giving or
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 be allowed to increase cost
unreasonably; that fees of not
more than five witnesses shall
be taxed against any county or
or the state, unless their mater
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 21, 1915.
ACT NO. 242
Blue Sky Law
Prevents fraud in the sale
and disposition of contracts,
stocks, bonds, or other securi
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
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 asmaybe neces-]
sary to prevent fraud in thej
sale wit hin this state of any j
contracts, stocks, bonds, or:
other securities, and provides:
a penalty of not more than $1,
000.00 or imprisonment in the
county jail for not more than
one year, or both fine and im
prisonment may be imposed.
Act in force from passage.
Approved March 24, 1915.
ACT NO. 243
Repeal Act No. 42 of the Acts
of 1913
Repeals Act No. 42 of the!
Acts of 1913 requiring railroad j
companies operating trains in
this state to keep their cars,
screened at certain times. Act!
in force from passage.
Approved Carch 23, 1915.
ACT NO. *259
Pertaining to Electric Rail
roads
Empowers the County Court;
of any county in the state to 1
grant authority for the con
struction, maintainnnce 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
tlu> Pension Fund.” Actinforce
from passage.
Approved March 26. 1915.
ACT NO. 273
Makes Uniform the Law 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 amountofadvanc
es piade and liabilities incur
red for which warehouseman
claims a lien. Warehouseman
liable for all damages caused
by the ommission from receipts
• f 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
storeage. Warehouseman
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 the 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
a 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 of security receipt not
deemed to warrant genuiness
of said receipt. A warehouse
man or any officer frtxudently
issuing receipt for goods, shall
be guilty of a crime.and shall
be punished by imprisonment
not exceeding one year br by
a fine not exceeding $1,000.00
or by both. Common rules in
law and equity to govern all
cases under this act. i his 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 ot
$24,700.00 for the support and
maintenance of the Arkansas
National Guard for the two
years ending March 31, 1917.
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
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.
37 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 and 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, $1,500
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 Board
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 26, 1915.
ACT NO. 278
Appropration for Support of
the Arkans'as Reform School
Appropriates thesumof$26,
400.00 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 26, 1915.
ACT NO. 279
Appropriation For the Four
District Agricultural Schools
Approriates the sum of
$•‘>40,000.00 for the support
and maintenance of the Dis
trict Agricultural Schools of j
the State of Arkansas. For!
the support of the First Dis- j
trict School $85,000.00 Second
District Agricultural School, j
$85,000.00; Third District Ag-!
ricultural School, $85,000.00 ;i
i Fourth District Agricul
tural School, .. Item.
“toed 1-y the governor: hoc
salaries of principal and cm
i . each college, «F40,
OOthOO each, or a total of $160,
000.00. Act in force from pas
“Approved except items vc
r i i n 1 r;
toed
March 27, 1915.
ACT NO. 280
Appropriation for the Support
of the Arkansas Confederate f
Home.
Appropriates the sum of
$50 930.00 for the support of
maintenance and the neces
sary repairs of the Arkansas
Confederate Home for the per
iod ending March 31, 1917.
The salarv of all officials to be
paid bv board having control.
The following items vetoed by
the Governor: Item No. 3, for
tobacco, $1,400.00; Item No.
11, 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 lrom passage.
Approved except items veto
ed, March 25, 1915,
ACT NO. 281
Appropriation for I uberculos
is Sanitarium
Appropriates t ho sum of
$85).000.00 for the mainten
ance of the Tuberculosis San
itarium. No money ap
priated 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
Penitetiary prior to April 1,
1915. This Appropriation to
be known as the Penitentiary
^efficiency 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 urn of
s is.noo.ou for the support and
maintenance of the Medical
Department of the University
o! Ai kan.NU., Items vetoed by
thr Governor; lor incidentals,
$3,000.00. Ad in force from
passage.
Approved, except item ve
toed, Mrach 2(i, 1915.
ACT NO. 284
Appropriation for Support of
the State Normal School
-Appropriates tin* sum of
1 13,900.00 for the support,
maintenance and improvement
oi the Arkansas State Normal
‘ 10,1 • . Ih,‘ following items
vetoed by the Governor: For
rmo nn* and etluiPment, $2,
io Jo °n buildin*s,
•• -.00 >.00. Act in force from
passage.
Approved, except items ve
toed, March 26, 191 r»
ACT NO. 285
Appropriation to Pay Cost of
Appealing Railroad Rate
leases.
«r^rn,P1‘iiltcs th" «um of
ev;!°° !° pay the cost and
, P lse I'1 aPP<'aling the St.
I^LUS and San Francisco Rail
Had Company ease; also the
.ol to pay thcex
f ' <fd ending the said St.
ro. SrUn T Fran,'is<‘° Rail
L « aS°; ShLnlll<1 tt,(! decision
thal' u " ,k° rH‘d’oad; and
annv he °f *2’*00.00 be
app oimated to pay Haskins
ih. s’-i,a a!1C(“(lue thcm an(1
aw r<Kui, Commission of
9(} ‘ ps' Approved March
ACT NO. 286 %
F°r the Arkan
\nn?Ch°° F°r the Blind
345.00 °for thVh0SUm°f$91^
maintenance of the^Tl an<
School For the Pi /\rkai]saS
,, iru blind for two
• s ending March 31 1917
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