* PROPOSED.LEGISLATIVE AMEND
MENT
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
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
N umber 11
Be It Resolved by the Senate and
House of the Representatives of the
State of Arkansas, the Majority of
Both 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, 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 be 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 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
1922, and qualifies, and one of whom
shall hold office until his successor is
elected at the general election for
State officers in 1921, and qualifies.
Approved by the governor and filed
in the office of the Secretary of
State, January 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.
1 KOI (JSKU LEGISLA IIVE. A MEN D
MKNT
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Number 15
Providing credit of state may be
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 Suite Land
Commissioner shall constitute Stale
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
flict with this amendment be repealed
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 15 .
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 15
Be It Resolved by the House of Rep
resentatives and the Senate of the
State of Arkansas, the Majority ot
Both Houses Agreeing Thereto:
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 shall become a part of the
Constitution of the State of Arkan
sas, to-wit:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the
limitation contained in Section 1 of
Article lfi of the Constitution, the
credit of the State may he 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 loanal upon the'
security of farm lands within the
State, subject to the limitations here
in contained.
Section 11. 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
Farm 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
j State Treasury in a fund to be known
as the “Arkansas Rural Credits Loan
Fund."
Sec. 3. Saiii 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
Board. 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 of its subdivisions.
Sec. 4. Said State Land Board is
j authorized and directed to loan the
moneys in said Arkansas Rural Cred
its Loan Fund to bona fide purchasers
of 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; (b) the purchase of live
stock and other equipment, and the
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
cumberances upon such lands, which
in the judgment of said board, were
incurred or assumed by said applicant
for the aforesaid purposes.
Sec. 6. 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 applcation or enu
merated herein, or if he shall lease
such lands or sell them to any per
son not fullfilling the conditions and
purposes provided herein, said board
is authorized and directed to require
the repayment of said loan upon, six
month’s notice, and said note or con
tract shall contain a clause providing
therefor.
Sec. 7. 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 be
not less than five nor more than tha
ty-six years; but any debtor may
liquidate any part or all of his indebt
edness in 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 be sold for less than par;
and provided further that the board
shall require each applicant to nay
an initial charge of 1 per cent of the
loan granted, the minimum charge to
be, flO.OO to cover the cost of apprais
al and examination of title.
Sec. 9. All surplus funds accruing
from 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 ol said system of rural
credits shall be placed in the State
Treasury and become a part of the
fund to be known as the “Arkansas
Rural Credit 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
the interest accruing from the loans
made from the said Arkansas Rural
Credits Reserve Fund shall be added
to it and become a part of it. The
said Arkansas Rural Credits Reserve
Fund shall be irreducible, except that
it may be drawn upon to reimburse
the State for loss in the administra
tion of aid systemof rural credits.
Sec. 10. The Legislative Assembly
shall provide in such detail as it shall
deem advisable for the carrying out
and administering of the provisions
of this amendment, and shall provide
adequate safeguards against the use
ot such loans as an aid to the pur
chasing and holding of lands for the
purposes of speculation. Such safe
guards shall include clear definitions
of 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
Board shall proceed to administer said
■ system of rural credits under rules
apd 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 be self executing,
and shall Like effect and be in op
eration GO 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.
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WHICH 00 YOU EH I ?
Following is a Good Guide For
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Many inquiries have been re
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Food Administrator ‘as to jus'
what bread products contained
wheat.
For those who intend to g<
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next harvest in response to the
request made by Herbert C
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the United States, the followin'
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eat these:
WHITE WHEAT BREAD
made from flour made fron
the starchy white center of the
wheat kernel.
WHOLE WHEAT BREAD
made from flour from the
starey white center of the
wheat and some of the outei
brown layers, bran, of the
wheat kernel.
GRAH A M BREAD ANI
GRAHAM CRACKERS, made
from flour containing all the
wheat kernel, including the
bran.
M ACARIONI, SPAGHETTI
NOODLES, made from wheat
flour.
W H E AT BREAKFAS1
FOODS, sold under variou
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HOW TO MAKE
YOUR PIG GROW
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Feed it regularly. Cowpeas,
milk, shorts and tankage make
muscle and frame. Corn alone
makes fat. Feed a variety of
teed and keep him gaining a
pound a day or more.
Keep it in a good pasture.
Exercise makes a strong pig—
the lack of it a weak pig. You
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Provide a pasture and exercise
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| names, not advertised as wheat
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VICTORY BREADS , con
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One hundred per cent
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jmade from corn, oats, barley,
and all other wheat substitutes
(These are usually made with
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sour milk instead of yeast and
are sometimes known as quick
breads.
EAT NO WHEAT.
A. K. GOODNIGHT,
County Food Administrator.
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and sulphur mixture in a shal
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Give it a good bone and keep
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Provide forage crops. Do
| your best to grow some green
I feed for your pig. Provide
shade but do not allow a wal
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Pigs frm three to five months
old when in a dry lot will do
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.‘1 pounds corn and 0 pounds
skim milk.
2 pounds corn and 2 1-2 lb
shorts or middlings.
2 lb. corn, 1 1-2 shorts and
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will not gain much more than
one-third of a pound a day,but
if given an ear of corn for each
100 pounds that he weighs, it
will gain more than a pound a
day.
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Sulphur Rock, Ark.
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ATTEMPT TO POISON
SOLDIERS IS ALLEGED
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