The true Democrat., 1855-02-14

approved by the Board of Directory of said compa- ny, be and the same is hereby adopted and declared to be the neor route for the branch of said Cairo and Fulton Railroad to the Mississippi rver except such slight variations, as the actual location of the work may in the judgment of the chief engineer require and that copy of said survey be immediately after the passage of this act filed ill the office of the Se- cretary of State for preservation Prorde That cti heads of families being settlers the passage of this act the lands herein transferred the Mem phis and Little Rock Railroad Company, shall have a preference right of entry, of any legal subdivision not exceeding one hundred and sixty of land at the price of two dollars and fifty cents per acre. which entry shall be made to include the residence of such settler and the preference right of entry herein granted, shall exist from the passage of this law and for the period of three months after notice shall nave been given for three successive weeks in newspaper published at Little Rock, that such lands are ill m,r
 ?. Be it further enacted, That on or before the first day of January thousand eight hundred and hTty-elght, said Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Company, shall grade, iron equip, and fully com Plec the first d vision of said railroad. between the Mississippi and St. Francis rivers being by the line of sad survey thirty thirty three hundrelths miles 3T .33 miles :. Be it further enacted That should said Mem pnis and Little Rock Railroad Company fail to comply With the requirements o this section of this act, said company shall foTfei, to tie Stae of Arkansas, all their right title and interest," i'll and to sad road or the right to construct the same together with work and labor done materials turnishc<l their right oi way. with their charter, and all the privileges -hereoi
 $ A. De It iurt her enacted. That when twenty colS4c eutlve nes o said railroad shall be constructed. said railroad company shall be authorized o sel! one hun dled and twenty sections of land the line ot sad railroad; and when twenty other consecutive miles ot said railroad shall De constructed, said company shall or may SCH and dispose of one hundred and twenty other sections of said land and so on as by authority of the act of Congress unti said railroad is completed: Pugtded That no part of the land herein transferred to the said railroad company, which lies st1fN nv r+l,l. If such land shall be applied to tha construction of any portion of the said railroad, the east of the said hite river. or to any other purpose than the con structon of the said road to the west of he river and between that river and the city of Little Rock; P3ocaied fui7ler, That portion of tine land lying that portion Of the line of said road from the Saint Francis to White river shaI! be taken or applied to the construction of any part of said road yiuo be-, tween Hopc1eld and the Saint Francis river
 $ ,. Be it further enacted, That said Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Company shall grade, iron equip and put in complete running order the second division of said rar0ad. between the Saint Francis and the White riyc"S, being reported ey thc engineer of said survey forty i've thirty eight hundreth miles or before the first day of January, thousand eight hundred and sky. and upon their failure to do shall torfei S aforesaid all work done. and materials furnished on said line of road. of said second division and tlI right to construct and complete the same.
 $ (. Re it further enacted, Thatsaid Memphis and Little Rock Rsilroad Company shall or before the first Iay of January. one thoutand eight hundred and
 
 third division of said railroad being from W hite river to Lit.Ie Rock forty-ive oy-eight hundredth miles and upon their failure to complete the same shall forfeit to the State all the work done and ma tcIias furnished and the road from she Saint Francis river ta Little Rock, and very thing plrtuing there t. to t disposed of by the State for its completion
 '. Be 1t further enacted. That sid lands shall be selccteS by said company ill conformity with said act of Congress, and when selected Ill the tite of the State Of Arkansas in and to said lands shall be fully vested ln said company rthe puI poses set forth in said act of Congress the said company through its board of directory may estabeh their own rules and regulations for the selection location entry dis position lIsd conveyance of sad lund I,uU9GlG said rules and regulations do rot contic with the laws of this State or the said act o1 Congress and that after eighteen months trO; the aagc of thS act if shall be the duty ot sI railroad company to locate their office at toy@told. Little Rock, some other point within this t,t,-e.
 $s. Reitfmtnvrc enacted That said railroad con,pa- Hy shall be 3T}G to conform to the provisions of the said ac+ ot Ecr.g in the first section 0 s act rec- edlu every particular and when said road any part theTf iscor ,lrnd. .ic rha' be and forever remain a rnbi'o hehwoy 1'r the United Syates 70 convey troops and IroNrty Cf tho United State, free ot costs. a convey the mail of the United States at such prices as sht | be appointed by Congress-.
 E. Be t further enacted, I hat the Midland Rail road company. CT any other railroad company, shah at aH times have he right to form connection with said Memphis branch company hy paying their pro portionate amount of Jho eErcnse ot making said connection
 c. 1 by granted. belongina to d railroad company, shall De exempt from taxation until said railroad is con- st5ucted anu in full uni complete running order from uopefA4ll to Little Rock unless sold by said company to other persons; ir"raed That said lands shailnot be exempted from taxation for . longer period than eight years from the passage O. this act and that this act take effect and be il force from and after its pas sage.
 Approved Jan. l9th 1855.
 AN AIT supplemental to an act, entitled an act to
 aid in the construction of the Eastern Branch ol the Cairo and Fulton Railroad, and adopt the Mem rhir and Little 2ocl. Plank or Railroad survey as s;,iG Eastern Branch.
 Il E. it enacted by the General Assembly of tie StGc ot lrlan>.la. That the 10th section 0 the act to which this k supplement-. shall not be con-tru- ed is to rI2lnpJ the lands granted by said act from taxation buy that sjd lanls granted as aforesaid, sha be taxed aa oehcI lands in this State as soon as the et simple tile shall vest in said company by 1ir- the Of said grant
 ,. Provided, Gha, the president of said road shall notify Ghe Governor o the State of the acceptance of of this grant, within six months from the passage of thiS act
 Be further ena.ted That this act shall take effect and b. ill force from and after its passage
 Approved 18th Jan 1855.
 All AG'" to revive the ballot system of voting i..
 eoct oilS and for other purposes
 r. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly of the State oi ArkapsS That chapter sixty-one o. the Di rcs5 ot Arkansas on eectous be and the same is hereby revived aud declared to be the law covering elections in this ssato Us fully as the same was herein repealed and re-enacted; PI0rided h2,cerer That it sEa be the duty of the clerk of the county to burn the tickets given in at any election, at the expiration of t0ur ears from the time of said election
 2. Beit further enacted That all laws in conflict with the provisions of this act, hereby repealed and haJ this act bein force from and after its passage Approved, 18th January, 1895.
 ET ACT to authorize Justices of the Pence to issue executions upon judgments obtained before Justices of the Peace other than themselves.
 SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas That whenever any acting and duly qualified Justice of the Peace, in any township in any county in this State, before whom and upon whose docket judgment has been obtained against any person pcrsons shall be absent from his office that he cannot be found or shall have resigned or died, where there is & judgment on the docket against such Justice it shall be the duty of any other duly qualified and acting Justice of the Peace in said