GENERAL DIRECTORY
Circuit Judge ....J. M. Jackson
Pros. Atty.J. N. Rachels
Chancery Judge E.D.Robertson
County Judge....A. L. Hutchins
County Clerk..Walter Jimerson
Circuit Clerk ....L. W. Winfree
Sheriff .Alex C. McGregor
Treasurer .Roy Mitchell
Supt. Schools.W. N. Wilkes
Assessor .Edgar Miller
State Senator.Sam N. Vann
Representative.Ross Mathis
Surveyor .Alex Beilis
McCrory Officials
Mayor.Grover G. McCrory
Marshal .John G. Pulley
Recorder .Walter B. Fakes
Treasurer .Geo. W. Barber
Aldermen: J. H. Crossett,
Fletcher Lewis, H. D. Swayze,
C. Hailey and E.T.Wherry.
Council meets first Monday
night of each month in W. B.
Fakes’ office.
DR. R. L. FRASER,
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CALLS, DAY OR NIGHT.
Phone Number 2,
McCrory. , \ .Arkansas
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PROPO0BD LEGISLATIVE
MBRT.
Proytted C«Mtttntl#a«l AmenlBi«d
Wo. If.
Prorldlnf eredit of Bt*t* may !>•
loaned and indebtedness incurred to an
amount not exceeding two per cent of
the assessed vaJuation of propertp *•
State for the purpose of providing
funds to be loaned upon the security
of farm lands within the State cr usak»
ingr farm loans; providing Gorernoa,
Secretary of State and State Land Com
missioner shall constitute State Land
Board having authority to sell lK>nds
in name of State, place money In State
Treasury and loan money to bona nae
purchasers of farm lands in Arkansas^
and prescribing- manner in which ®uc™
loans shall be made and repaid; dele
gating: to the Legislature the authority
to provide for carrying out administer
ing and safeguarding the provisions of
this amendment; providing all provis
ions of the Constitution of Arkansas
in conflict with this amendment *rc
repealed.
FOR AMENDMENT NO. II.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IS.
Be It Resolved by the House of Rep
resentatives and the Senate of the
State of Arkansas, the Majority of
Both Houses Agreeing Thereto*
That the following is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Consti
tution of the State of Arkansas, and
the same being submitted to the elec
tors of the ‘State for approval or re
jection 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 Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas, to
wit:
1 -Vrtt-wtthstjLTldinfir th € 11m
itatlon contained in Section 1 of Arti
cle 16 of the Constitution, the credit
of the State may be loaned and in
debtedness incurred to an amount not
exceeding: two per cent of the assess
ed valuation of all the property In the
State for the purpose of providing
funds to be loaned upon the security
of farm lands within the State, subject
to the limitations herein contained.
Sec. 2. The Governor, Secretary of
Sta<e and State Land Commissioner
r.hn’1 constitute the State Land Board,
which board is hereby authorized and
directed to issue and sell or pledge
bonds In the name of the State, to be
known as "Arkansas Farm Credit
Bonds.” in an amount not to exceed
two per cent of the assessed valuation
of a!1 the property in the State, aiyj
to place the proceeds in the State
Treasury in a fund to he known as the
“Arkansas Rural Credits Loan Fund.”
Sec. 2. Said bonds shall be issued
in denominations of $25.fM). $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
Beard. Said bonds shall bear interest
at the rate of four per cent per an
num. and shall be exempt from tax
ation by the State of Arkansas, or any
of its subdivisions.
Sec. 4. Said State Land Board is au
thorized and directed to loan the mon
eys in said Arkansas Rural Credits
Loan Fund to Kona fide ptirehasers of
farm lands In Arkansas, upon notes se
cured by mortgages or (feeds of trust
constituting first liens on such farm
lands In amounts which shall not ex
ceed seventy-five per cent of the ap
praise* value of such lands. The cred
it of the State shall not be/kmned to
any person to purchase more than 8^
„^f 1« n X ..* _
♦ ban $5<1 00 per acre. Nor shall a loan
nf i#»ss than S’oq.OO nor more than |t,
onn ao be made to any purchaser of !
land.
Sec. 5. Such loans shall not be made
except to owners who "operate** and
"oeeupv” lands mortgaged. and shall
be mede for the following purposes:
fal The payment for lands purchased
(b) the purchase of live stock and oth
•r equipment. and the mak1n«r of !m
>r<->veTnents which. In the ,1ud«rment of
••aid boa’-d. will Increase the produc
tivity of such lands or add to their
vah*c as a farm home in a decree tr
'ustifv such expenditure; and (c) for
satisfaction of caeumbtunoos upot
such lands, which. In the judg-ment ol
said board, were incurred or assumed
by sahl applicant for the aforesaid
purposes.
Sec. *. Every applicant for a farm
loan shall state clearly in his applica
tioh the purposes for which such loar
is desired, and upon Its approval by
the board this statement shall be deem
ed a part of the note or contract under
which the loan Is granted. But m
failure to apply such funds to th»
purposes stated In such application 91
enumerated herein shall Invalidate a
loan when once made, nor sh* any
thing herein contained be deemed tc
prevent any farm owner from Selling
or leasing lands subject to such In
cumbrance; but if he shall violate h;
said contract by applying the, mens'
borrowed to purposes ether than the- *
stated in his application wr enumerate
herein, or If he shall lease such Ian*
or sell them to any person not fulfill
ing the condftlens and purpose* pre
vlded for herein, said board is author
tred and directed to require the renp. >• ”
meat af jal4_li>aun upon six tuonthe’ n.
tie*; and~ saHf Set* or confracT shall
eoataia a clans* protldlttf thwafw.
Be*. 7. Booh loans shall be repaid
with Interest accruing In annual In
stallments on the amortisation plan,
such installments being fixed at such
sums a# will cower th* interest rate
and will liquidate the deht In a period
to be agreed on between said board
and the applicant, said period to be
not lees than lire nor mor* than thirty
six years; but any debtor may liqui
date any part or all of his Indebtedness
In ameubts of $30.00 or multiples there
of upon any amortisation payment
date.
Sec. t. The rat* of interest on loans
shall bo five per cent per annum; pro
vided, that no Farm Credit Bonds shall
be eold for lose than par; and pro
vided further that the board shall re
quire each applicant to pay an initial
charge of 1 per cent of the loan grant
ed, the minimum charge to be $10.00
to cover the cost of appraisal and ex
amination of title.
See. 3. All surplus funds accruing
from the operation of the system of
rural credits herein provided for, after
paying Interest accruing on the afore
said bonds, and all operating and other
expenses arising from the administra
tion of said system of rural credit*,
shall bo placed In the State Treasury
and become a part of a fund to b*
known as the "Arkansas Rural Cr*dl*
Reserve Fund.” Said Arkansas ’Ru'"'
Credits Reserve Fund shall be loaned
on farm lands In the manner herein
provided for the Arkansas Rural
Credit Loan Fund, and the Interest ac
cruing from loans made from said Ar
kansas 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, ex
cept that It may be drawn upon to re
imburse the State for loss Incurred in
the administration of said system of
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 ad
equate safeguards against the use of
fliinli 1 aorta a.a on tea fVio rati r*r r» Ft -
Inf and holding of lands for the pur
poses of speculation. Such safeguards
shall Include clear definitions of the
torras “operate” and "occupy" used
herein. In the abaeneo ef such legis
lation, and subject to the samo after
its enactment, the State Liend Board
shall proceed to administer said sys
tem of rural credits under rules and
regulations provided by itself, but sub
ject to the provisions herein contained
Sec. 11. The provisions of the Con
stitution of Arkansas in conflict with
this amendment are hereby repealed, t*
so far only as they conflict herewith.
The provisions of this amendment
shall be self-executing, and shall take
effect and be in ©peratidn GO days af
ter their approval and adoption by the
people of Arkansas.
Approved by the Governor, and filed
In the office of the Secretary of State.
March 17. 1?17.
Bach elector mav vote for or against
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this,
the 24th day of April. ISIS
tSaal] TOM T. TBRRAL,
Secretary of Statn,
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Prop«me<l Constitutional Amendment
Amending Sections 2 and 3 of Arti
cle 7 of l ie Constitution of the Stat«
of Arkansas; providing that the Su
preme Court of the State shall b«
composed of seven Judges, one Chief
Justice and six Associate Justices; pro
viding the Judges may sit in two di
visions, and otherwise providing th«
manner in which the court shall sit
and hhall render its decisions.
Providing for the selection and elec
tion of the two additional Judges.
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 14.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 14.
Fropoeed Constitutional Amendment
He. 14.
Be It Resolved ky the Senate ami
Reuse of Representatives ef the
S,tate of Arkansas, the Majority of
Both Houses Agreeing Thereto t
That the following Is hersbjr pro
posed as an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas, and
the same being submitted to the elec
tors of the State for apr 'oval er re
jection 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 Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas, to
wit:
That Sections S and S of Artlele 1
of the Constitution of the State of Ar
kansas be amended to read as follows:
The Supreme Court shall be compos
ed of seven Judges, one of whom shall
be styled Chief Justice and elected as
such. In the consideration and decis
ion of cases, all Judges may sit or th«
Court may be divided Into two divis
ions, and the decision of each of said
divisions shall he the decision of ths
Court. The Chief Justice shall assign
three of the Associate Justices to each
division, and he may change such as
signments from time to time, and the
Associate Justices lnt*ri<hiir>»
vlth each other by agreement among
themselves. The concurrence of three
Judges shall be necessary to a decis
ion In either division. When ths
Court Is sitting- In banc, the Ch»ef Jus
tice shall preside, and the concurrence
of four shall be necessary to a decis
ion. The Chief Justice shall allot ths
cases to the divisions, and he may or
der any case to be decided or recon
sidered by the court In bane. 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 absent from the Court,
the senior Judge present shall perform
his duties. >.
The Governor shall appoint the twe
additional Judges provided for herein,
one of whom shall hold office until his
successor is elected at the general elec
tion 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 1924, and qualifies.
Approved by the Governor, and filed
in the office of the Secrotary of State.
January 17, 1917.
Each elector may vets for or against
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this,
the 24th day of April, 1911.
[Seal] TOM J. TBRRAI*
Secretary ef State
adv.
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WARNING ORDER
In Woodruff Chancery Court
for the Northern District:
L. S. Ferguson, Plaintiff,
vs
Marie Elizabeth Ferguson, De
fendant.
The defendant, Marie Eliza
beth Ferguson, is hereby warn
ed to appear in this court with
in 30 days and answer the com
plaint of the plaintiff.
*Dated this, August 8, 1918.
LUDIE WINFREE, Clerk.
A. L. Hutchins, Atty.
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WARNING ORDER
In Woodruff Chancery Court
for the Northern District:
Cora Martin, Plaintiff,
vs
Dunk Martin, Defendant,
The defendant, Dunk Mar
tin, is hereby warned to appear
in this court within 30 days ana
answer the complaint of the
plaintiff.
Dated this, August 8, 1918.
LUDIE WINFREE, Clerk.
A. L. Hutchins, Atty.