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The Arkansas advocate., 1832-01-18
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An act appointing comulssioners to con- tract for and superintend the bniling ol
 Jail and Jailors House in the Town oi
 Helena.
 Section I. Be it enacica 5y tsc Geaeral Assembly of tue Territory of .4rtanses. That hlhnder Hanks, William |. k k. lIorner and Eli J. Lewis, be, and they are hereby appointed q board of coni- missioners to contract for and superin- tend the building of a jail and jallors house forthecountyofPhiIl s,inthet town of Helena; and the said commissioners, shall, before they enter upon the duties prescribed in this act, take an oath, to be administered by some competent per son,to perform the duties assigned them, under the provisions of this act, to the best of their abilities and judgment.
 Sec. ?. .dad de it further enacted, That t shall be the dnty of the above com missioners, or their successors in office, who may hereafter be appointed under the provisions of this act, to meet in the town of Helena, on or before the first day of January next, or as soon there after as practicable, and open or cause 10 be opened q book to receive subscrip- tions, donations, Ac. to aid in the erec- -tion of said jail and jailors house.
 Sec. ,. find de u Jarther enacted, That 1t shall be the duty of the said commis- sioners, or majority of them, to make out statement in writing, showing the amount subscribed under the provisions of the second section of this act, to the next ensuing term of the county court, together with their esti- mate of the probable amount of the de. leieacy of said subscriptions and aonaA sions, to erect said jail apd jailors house, which deficiency lt shall be the duty oi the county conIt 10 provide for, by nak- ing q levy on ali lands and other taxable property, in said county, at a rate not exceeding ten per cent per annunl, on Inc amount now authorized by law, un- til such deficiency, to complete said jail and Jailors house, be raised and collect cd by the sheriff of said county in cash. at the same time and in the same man her as other taxes are collected, for which said sheriff shall receive the same compensation and same fees, as he is en- titled to for the. collection of other taxes: and siiaii hold tue same ss count siirer, subject to the order or orders oi thecomnissioners, or their successors in office, appointed under the provisions o this act, which said orders signed b., the commissioners or a majority of them shall, in the hands of the Treasurer, be held as voucher in favor of said Tresa. surer, in the settlement of his account: with said court.
 Sec. 4. find De tt farther enacted, Tha1 ,.s shall be the duty of tue clerk of the circuit court, when the said levy shall he inade,t to nakc m estipnate ofthe amount of said levy, and charge the amount te shs sees:a :s s1s k=sl. = ed for keeping sheritls accounts.
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Section l. Be | tcaaeted dyfdr Gcuera' Assembly Qf Mc Territory of .4rlsuasas, That the tax oil all houses, oll coriirn,- ed or unconfirmed lands in this Territo- tory, be, and the same is hereby, made q county tax.
 Sec. ,. ind deit favtser enacted, That all acts, and parts oi acts, repugnant Of ineonsstant with this act, be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
 Sec. }. .And 6e itJartl1er enacied, That this act shall take effect, and be in force, from and after the thirtieth day of De cenbcr next.
 Approved: Nov. 5, 1881.
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LITTLE ROCK lA. T. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY IS,

given for the plaintiff, he may assign as many breaches of the covenant or agree
 ments as he shall think fit, upon which
 jury shali be summoned to inquire of the truth of every one of those breach-
 es, and to assess the damages the piain-
 tifi shall have sustained thereby; and
 execution shall issue for so much, and
 such judgment shall remain as security
 to the plaintiff, his executors, and ad=
 ministrators, for any other breaches
 which may afterwards happens and he
 or they may hayea q selre iaoias against
 the defendant, and assign any other
 breach or breaches, and thereupon dam ages shall be assessed, and execution is. sue, as aforesaid; and in all actions
 which snail be brought upon any bond
 or bonds for payment of n1oneg, where
 in the plaintiff shall recover, judgment shall be entered for the penalty of such
 bond. to be discharged by payment ol the principal and interest lue thereon, and the costs of suit, apd execution shall issue aceofdisgiy5 CT t before judgment, the detenlanl shaIl bring iaA
 10 court the principal a1d interest due npon such bond. be saaH hs discharged. and ia tiaa1 case jul gnenf shall Dc en- tered fes !saa cosfs olilY, md li4 any ae- ton of debt. 6n slngis blii, of n debi, Tor sciIe taeias, itPon ? latfgfaeffs CT u dohf ep9sfbeNdsl l3 1kseTe aefis.J 6ee,l 5. e. ttii44s ttii44s sssleHiaat h#i paid liz principal ana interest dao bF Eiis aefsasal.cc og
 fzs4altiefg seFssaz pa.'ad s.asEneEt iil bal Sec, ?. .1atI 6e9 9s azfas1 egsa.fed, That this.ae' si.ali take elect, ,and be iu force from ard afGeF ils passage.
 hnoroxed: Noy. ,. 1881.
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An act to apportion the representation
 among the several counties of tIis Ter
 ritory for the year 1893.
 Section l. Be Il enacteatythe Ge,seral Assembly of he Territory of lrfaasas, That the Governor De, and he is here by authorized, to apportion the repre- sentation in the General Assembly oi this Territory, at the ratio of five hun dred free white males for each repre-. sentative; and on the return of the cen sus or enumeration of ofinhabitants in the year 1883, the Governor shall issue his proclamation. defining the number each county shall be entitled to, from theis relative numbers; and in case the nuns- Der of anyEounty sylali not c,,iiiic the people thereof 10 representative is thes Gnsra lembly, tlae etlpe shal
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VOL EI. 
TERMS.

This Papey is published every Nednes day. at FREE laoLLARs per anhom' pays"te in aduance, or TOUR DOLLARS at tsi; esss Fl ration ofthe year.
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 No paper will be discontinued, Iout a' the discretion of the Editor,l until all ar rearares have been paid up. .e
 Cr Letters addressed to the dlfor ,.a a',,s' .s 5e post paid, or they will not be attended '@'
 TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
 Advertisements. not exceeding 12 lines, first insertion, ONE DOLLAR, eaeh ceiltihii- ancc. FIFTY eE.F'Fs--longer advertisements Tn tho same proportion
 All advertisements sent to this office for publication, without the number of inser- sions being specified, will be continued un- sil forbid and charged accordingly.
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Approved: Nov. 5tls 1881.
An act supplementary 10 the several laWs regulating the Militia of tlis Territory.

An act supplementary 10 the several lawk regulating the Militia of this Territory. Sectloi |. Be it caacfec 55y she Ger.e- rol Assens6ycf.Me Territory of .arkan-
 sos, That the several commandants of
 regiments and separate battalions in
 tbis Territory, shall cause their several commands to be disciplined and train ed con1ormably 10 the established sys- tenn of military tacticks for the govern ment ofthe militia of the United Statcs. publlshed by order of the War Depart.
 ment, under the authority of an act e of Congress. of the second March, 1893.
 entitled n ostract Of the infantry taei
 ticks including exercise and ina5iHu. yres ot light infantry and riiIcmcis. for {he use Of the militia of the United States 1Is
 Sec. ? .95ad be # fusler enaetsa, That T any county shall fail or refuse to elett q colonel eonInaudant, or a n1sijor of i. separate battalion, eohfoT.nag]y to ssa. act prescribing tlio mode of aIectissp militia officers, approved November the 2lsf, 1929, the clerk of the Circuit Court of the county in which suclJ lle- gieot or refusal to elect tie aforesaid officers has occurred, shall make such fact knownto the commander-in-ehief e thin tlsi st y ss asass l,er. the .;s..e election sIiouldhave taken place, andit shall be the duty of the commander4in- chief, on tie receipt of tue aforesaid ii,r formation, forthwith, to order the briga- dier general of the proper brigade tq which said regiment or battalion may belong, to attach such regiment or batss talion to the nearest organized regi- ment thereto; and it is hereby made the duty of the brigadier general, isr- mediatelJ after the receipt of such of. der, to issue his order to the commaud. ant ofthe regiment nearest to susc, de. linquent reginentor hRttalion, 10 attach the aforesaid delinquent regiment CT separate battalion to his command. Ly setting up his order at three of the most public places in the bounds ofsuch de- l'nquensss regiment O.. separate hattak ion; saisdd asj, f;sifa f;sifa all all persons Hahle to perform militia duty in such bounds, failing or refusing to obey such order, sllallon conviction by court martial, pay such fines and penalties as are awarded by the militia laws of this Ter ritory, for such neglect of duty; ard
 such regiment or battalion sl.allreinair so attached, until colonel conmard- ant or major of battalion (as the case may be,> shall be elected, agreebiy 10 the provisions of tine aforesaid act, which election may be ordered by thc colonel commandant aforesaid, set up in the manner herein required for ot-
 
 aforesaid; Prouided, That such unorear,- izsd feeiment IT battaiion uay eIctt r
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be attached to an adjoining county, and be entitled to elect jointly repre- sentatiyes, agreeable to their numbers. al the ratio aforesaid, and the Govern or s'.,iii specify the saiiis iiii i lis lis nation. This act to take effect, from and after is passage.
 Approved: Nov. ,. 1891.
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|
 An act supplementary to an act appoin-
 ting commissioners. and leyylog a tax for the building jail in Arkansas coun-
 ty.'
 Section 1. Be t cnaasd Jy he Gcs.ey- sl Assembly ef 9 tlle lerxitogy ef arhansos, That t shall be tilc duty of thc com mssioners appointed n the act 10 which this is d supplement, to open books q subscription, for the purpose of aiding in the building of q jailand jailors house in the county of Arkansas, and to re- ceive subscriptions, to be paid lnmoncs or materials to be applied to the build. ing of such jail and lailors house; and, should the subscriptions and tax, be ill., sufficient to pay for the building of said jail and jailors house in the county aforesaid, the commissioners shall be al liherty to draw on the county Treasu- Y, in favor of the undertaken, for any sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, to De paid out oi any money in said Treasury unappropriatcd. This act to take effect, and be in force, from and ai- ter it's passage.
 Approved: Nov. ,, 1881.
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AGENTS FOR THE ADVOCATE.

The following gentlemen nave been ap' pointed Agents for this paper: Col. fumes Scall, ?. M Pine Bluff. Col. T. Bos,pets, r M. Batesville. Mai '. Balf, ?, II. Tzard c. H Tfo6f. s9.i ih, r. M. Jackson, lawrence GO, .yoan Fyib5ia. ?. M. Conway county. Thomas .Elaiders, do. de. feoI. E. JN. C{arl,e. r. M. Norrispn's Bluff sBflrk Baaa, Crawford county. 7lto9sas Tabbaea, E{empstead county. Col. John Gia4d., Seyier county T Tarrelty, Arkansas county. F. [. Eiseoe. Phillips county Spencer Crouch, st. Francis county .graaes Cla,b, Miller county.
 V7a D. Feggasea, P. II Crittenden cus John c. Saytors, ?. HF. Jackson %. Lc9ltia sAesoto,,, Washington county, -.N. CetGHs, r. M. Clark county Gi1ge9t .lfarshnll, ?. N. Crawford epdstr gsa. 3. Patto,l, P N. Chicot county. Dr. ,tsao. tIi6soft ao- ;. Pennington, Union co.
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An act to amend the several laws nov i
 force regulating revenne.

Iorce regulating revenue.
 Section |. Bet enaeted by He Ge'ser- 2 Assembly ofhe Territory ot s4rkansas, That there shall be levied and collect ed, as n Territorial tax, ,on all lands with in this Territory claimed as complete title, and on all lands claimed or con frmed by m act Of Congress, the sum of one dollar 0n every hundred acres, and zo iR psoportion IF 2 sreater oeless qoan1 l 5uen,
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CTS hereby appointed, to make out a descriptive plan and list, describing as near as may be, the size of the building and materials of which il is to be made, and give at least thirty days notice, b} setting up at least four advertisements at the most public places in said county, of the time and place, e,when and where, they viii contract with the lowest bid der for the building of said jail and jail- ors house, the nndertaker giving such bond and security as the commissioners may deem expedicnt for the faithful per formance of the contract.
 Sec. 6. .4m beH furtter enacted, That t shall be the duty of the said comms- sioiiefs to draw upon the Treasurer of said county, in favor of said undertaken or contractor, al such times and Tn such manner as may be necessary to suit their engagements with saidcontractor, which said draft or drafts when presented to the Treasurer shall be paid out of any money inthe Treasury appropriated for the above purpose.
 Sec. '. .4nd 5e ii firther enacted, That the proceeds Of the levy heretofore made of ten per cent by the county court, for the purpose of repairing the jail of said county, shall be applied to the payment of the debt and expenses created hy the provisions of this act.
 Sec. 8. Aad bc t 1ftrther eleaefe2, That f any vacancy shall happen II sad board of e0mnissienerss the vacancy SC happening shall be filled fsy the county eouri,and t6e commissioners appp3nted by the first feelion of this actana their successors ia office shall he entitled fo receive out ef the county Treasury one aoliar per da5 iof eser.s s1;1jj s.;1j tttslcY nag bc necessarily employed in their capaei- ty of commissioners as aforesaid.
 Scc9. Aad Dc if ffarttcr enacted, That any money remaining in the hands ot the Treasurer after the completion of said jail and iailors house, shall be paid into the county Treasury, to be used for county purposes.
 Sec. 10. .4aa be it ftrther enacted, That this act shall take effect, and be in force, force fern if"e,t::s and after the passage there of
 An,rovod. :. Nov
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ty-five cents, heretofore imposed by law as Ferritofialtax.
 Sec. 7. And beti fiirthcr enacted, That there shall be levied auA collected. as at county tax, on.aii lands within this Fer ntory, claimed as a complete title, and on al lands claimed or confirmed by all act of Congress, the sum of fifty cents on every hundred acres, and 50 ip proportion for a greater or less quallti- ty, and the said tax shall be levied at the same time, and in the same manner, that the Territorial tax on lands is now assessed, levied, and collected; Pro1i- ded, hoace0er, That the counties shall have 10 lien on lands which may be of fered iorssle forthe pon-payment of tax es, # the same is not seld fer the want of bidders.
 Sec. !. .3nd bc ftfurfher eaoeted, That the tax now paid oi, original writs, exc eaiions, clerks certificates, deeds, mort
 gages, A5c. recorded, be hereafter paid Into the county treasusies, and the clerks of the circuit courts be required tto pay over to their several Snerilis,
 tile amount of money 50 collected, oa
 the first day of July, yearly, and take the receipt of the said Sheriff; and, on IfIllng sad receipt in Ills office, to charge
 said Sheriff uiah tue amount thereof,
 as fse is now required by law to do on ] monies eolieeted for county purposes. Sec. 1. saad tea fi4kter e1,actea, That
 this act shall take t,and be in force l from and afler it's passage.
 1 Approved: Nov. ,. 1881.
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Approved; Nov. ,, 1881.

1 AE act for the relief ofCreed Taylor, sher-
 if of Jefferson county.
 Whereas It has been represented to this General Assembly. that the clerk of Jefferson county has improperly over charged divers persons in making ont the tax list for said county for the year 1881. Therefore,
 Section 1. B ti enacted by the General Assembly ef Me 1erritory of .aheqnsas, That the judge of the county court ol said county, be and he is hereby requir- ed te credit tho said sheriff for tine a- mount so enormously over charged in said tax list.
 I Sec. ,. ind Dc dfurther opadcsed, That 1t shall be the duty of tle jadge of the county court, to cause to be made out a correct list Of the Territorial taxes, due from the county of Jefferson for the year 1881, and to transmit the same to the Auditor On or before the first day of Decembernex which list when receiv- cd by the Auditor, sbaii bc the list by which the sheriff ot Jefferson shall set 1 tie his revenue account for the year 1881, and the Auditor and Treasurer are required to give the said sheriff his quietus when he shall settle in accord. ance with the provisions of this act pys- vided, that nothing herein contained 1 shall exempt said sheriff ffoal ali tac lia- l abilities on said corrected tax list, as ifthe l s.sSs.;;ss.e .S;s.e =la4 haea the ori ginal fax list.
 Sec. ,. .4na beH further esaocted, That II shall be the duty of the clerk of Jef- ferson county to make out the said cor reeLed tax list, under the direction of the county judge, for which he shall re- ceive no additional compensation; pro plaed, that if the said sheriff of JciFer- son shall have collected the tax so erro- neously charged, off any person or per sons, he shall refund the same to such person or persons, and on failure to do so shall be liable to the penalty in like manner as though he had received the same asiees over and above the amount lnow allowed by law. This act shall take effect. and be in force, from and ai- l ter its passage.
 Approved: Nov. 5, 1881. i
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An act supplementary to an act providing
 for the election Of all civil officers of thls Territory, prescribing their dutios,
 paths and enolunents, aud the manner
 and time of holding elections, and for
 other purposes, approved the l6th No-
 yenber, 1s2a.
 Section ]. }}e ' eneeied 5y lie Gene1af Assembly, of tse Territory ef .Hrsaasas, That all general elections Tor the cleo ton of civil officers, provided for in the act to which this is q supplement-, shall be held at the same time and place, that the eicetiofs are held for the Dele gate to Congress aud members of the General Assembly, commencing on the first Monday fl August, 1883, and be conducted by inc same judges and clerks, that is now provided for by law.
 Sec. ?. .qed De t tiwAer enacted, That, hereafter, there shall be elected, in each and every county, il this Territo- y 2! the time of eleetiag the civil of iicers named in the act to which this is an amendment, and in the same mapner as Is now prescribed by law, one Nota " Public, for each county, wlio shall perform the same duties, be subject to the same penalties, and receive the same fees, as is now authorized by law; Propldcd, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prevent behold ing of ah election for civil officers on the first Monday in janury next ensu- suing: find proridcd, also, That all off cers authorized by law. to be elected on the first Monday in January next, sliail hold their respective offices outii those elected on the first Monday in August, 1893, he commissioned and duly quai- fled, This act ot;sllse effect, and be is. force. .fromand after the passagn thereof.
 Approved: Nov. 5, 1881.
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Approved: Nov. 5, 1881.
An act for the relief of the Clerk of Jack

sVs' tVtIIt
 Section l. Be ltcnucted bythc Generay .4ssenstiy 9f hte Territory of y4rkansas, That the clerk of the court of Jackson county, shall be allowed, and he is hec- by authorized, to keep his office at or within five miles of the place of holding the circuit court in and for said county. until the county scat of said county shall De permanently established in said county. This ael shall be in force. and take effect, from and after it's passage.
 Approved; Nov. 5, 1881.
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An act concerning suits ea penal bend
 and other writings under seal.

An act concerning suits ea penal bonds,
 and other writings under seal.
 Section 1. Be itenacted by fhe Gene rqI .Isseaablyo oftke Territory ef .4rkanass,
 That, in all actions upon any bond. or on any penal sum, for non-performanee of covenants or agreements, in any in- Btlenture, deed, or writing contained, the plaintiff or plaintiffs may assign as many breaches as he or they shall think fiji, and the jury, upon the trial of such action or actions, shall and may assess damages for each of the breaches that the plaintiff shall prove to have been broken, and on each verdict the like ;::a <: 2 sIa he enfered as heretofore has hecn usually done, in such actions and where judgment on demurrer, ol III confession nr Hiifil difit. shall bf
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[ t34fifien, lsa F9aay Essad 5.asnent h baI. Sec, 2. .eati 6e3t ttzf1s1e14a2ied, That this.aef siall axe afcet, and be in force, i from ag3 aftaf igs passage.
 lApprosed; Nov. ;, 1881. in acf better to define the line between independence county and izara county
 Section |. Sc 4 enacted byAte Gcnerat .asseasdlgQ the1erritoryof. f.4rkausas, That William Pelham, in the county ofinde- pendence, and Jesse Adams unr. in the county of lzard, be, and they are here by appointed commissioners, 10 trace and mark thc lii4e, commencing at the wagon ford on Rocky Bay oil, aud run 2 soutf-west course to the middle fork of off little little Red Red iri,er iri,,eer.
 Sec. }. -4ndbe it furtder eaocted, That the commissioners appointed by the pro. visions of the first section of this act, shall take and subscribe an oath or af- firmation, before some authorized per son by law, flor the faithful performance of the sumo, and when the work is done, 1t shall and may be lawful for the court of each county, who may have charge of the county revenue. upon the pre- sentation of the accounts, 10 allow the sum of fifteen dollars to said conlrlis- sionerssto be paid out of any money not otherwise appropriated, in their res pective counties; Proriaea, That said commissioners shall complete the work by the first day of ofJanuary next, and shoni,l either or both of said eonlnis- sloncrs fail, it shall and may be lawful for the Sheriff of either county, to en- ploy some competent person 10 fillsthe place of such failure.
 Ser. }. .qa7 be tt fur1Ao1 esaeyea, That thsact shalltakc effect,and be in force, from and after ifs passaes'.
 Approved: Nov. ,, 1891.
 An act supplementary to an act attach.
 ing q part of the country acquired by
 treaty from the l,herokees, to the coun-
 tiea of Izard, Independence and Con-
 way
 sseiioa l. Be 4 eaaetea by Ae General ..2sseal5iy of Atc Ierritsay Of .arhansas, That the boundary lines between the counties of Independence, Conway and lizard: shall be hereafter as follows. to wit: Beginning at tie middle fork of Little Red river where the line terfnin- ates between the counties of lldepeD- dence and lzard; thence down Little Red river to the eastern boundary line between Conway and Pulaski counties: which shall hereafter be the line be- tween the counties of Conway and h. dependence.
 Sec. ?. .and Dc t further enactea, That the hne between Conway and lzard counties shall be as follows, 10 wit: Be ginning at the middle fork of Little Red river, where tffle line terminate between tho counties ofIzard and Independence, and run a southwest course to the diyi- ding ridge between the south fork of Red river and the middle fork of the sanleythcnce up said ridge to q point where tke line due north from the mouth of the Petit John strikes said ridge.
 Sec. 3. And De t further cnacted, That this act shall take effect, and be in force, from and after it's passage.
 Approved: Nov. ,, 1881.