Washington telegraph., 1864-10-19
.1OINT RESOLUTION

Where's. several officers and soldiers have
h~..- killed. and died from wounds and sickness
while in The service Of thp STATE ana whose ~
rcarages Of dues have not been n.ii in cor
sequence Of th"r" heinz no administration uro-
thci- estates. aud consequently. M ono legally
AUTHORIZED to sign tho NECESSARY receipts: and
vharess therr are on GIN. IN the office ~ the
Mil;tarv Boa-d. n nurhor of claims for services
rendered. ovyirs 10 such deccasrd officers ana
zoldirrs. and have not been paid, for like canse:
Therrfo-~.
B, II Pcso'r-d hy m. General Assembly m ff-
et1,. of Arkansas. That the ravrn7Srer cf the
State he authsriz~1 a-l directed W p,v an sr-h
srrearares Of dues and claims npnn tho drnr-
~ntc rrc-i,'s first cf The widow. rHasr chil.
(vher~ herris newiiow fnthor. nlotiNar. hrn'h-
or. or sister. IN the orler stated ProriirH.
The old 81 ~ III shall W. ~ lawful ar-;>anl
P-ori'eS fs-fi--. Thrt this resolution anf,x
orlv - c.s~s whore 'here is no administration
ur--, ~" "s'1te of tho fecodrnt
Be i further EesoI=e5. That tho Srcrofarv of
the Military BOARD " Instructed IN furnish thu
navmasi~r with list of III claims aNo~,.
other than The dues srrh officer and soldier
Approved: Oct ]. I96i.
Whore~s. TN- Corr- Hon4- in irn tnvr or
vas'rin r-tor in oz-n Township in Her,ns'rod
county. j. the place tiv"d Wv the orders ~ the
County Cont Of saii ~nrntv as rh- place for
a< MONDAY ncvt. the I'll DIV of October LrIi !.
is the da~ fixed hv lew for the holdi,~ ON 4
roneral election III this STATE: and WhrhSss
The Gener-l Assembly is now holfing lis sS-
sion in the Court House. ard will. III all prolia-
bili'y. he on said 81 fav n October Thcrafnro
n. - eror'ef bg ~ General AsSemHu nf The
Siai- Of Arkarsas. That il shall W. lawful fnr
the uir-s Of elections in said township. to hold
said election n such other room or rlacr IN TIC
town &C Washington. in said township. Ms thnv
NAV select or procure. Pnd that said election
shall have tbe same fnraa and effect aS III held ~
the Court House, as now provided by tic orders
Of the County.
Approved: Oct. J, 1854.
V'WnFRtas. In tho present gigantic strurrl,
FOR Independence on the part Of the Conf.dcrAss
States in which society has brcome so terribly N
couvulscd, the laws Of the land in MANY instan-
ces set aside. put ~ defiance. and tra nprd ua-
der foot. AMI. too frequently. the whole civil
law paralyzrd; and as, in the opinion Of TIL,
General Assembly, it il of vital importance and
of the first consequence, that tie right of the
people be not only guaranteed to them, but. at
all hazards secured 10 them. AMI the civil law
be- upheld and maintained in all its purity and
vigcr: and 10 do this, in il necessary that the
courts of the State, supreme and inferior, Should
be held at their legally appointed times. when
ever the condition Of The country makes such
/
State OF Arkansas makes il incumbent upon the
Governor to take care that the laws are saith
fully executed: and this cannot he ,f-ctu Al \
done unless the courts are held regularly; there
fore.
Resotrei, Me Senate oonrHrring, That the
Governor be, and H. is hereby, expressly and
particularly requested to usr adj bis exertions to
put he Judiciary of the STATE in full operation
and that he urge each and al tile Jadg, OF III.
State to hold their courts at their app0ini r,l
times whenever possible: that he take The car
liest steps TO ascertain all vacancies In the differ
ent otiices of Clerks. Sheritls, Prosecuting At.
torncys and Judges in the State, and to fill The
SANE; and
| Resoieed. That he be. and he is hereby, cspe
cially enjoined to exhaust every means in Lis
power TO uphold and maintain the supremar
of civil law: TO bring 10 light,and havrpunished
all crimes and all violations of law, no matter
| by whom, or when, or where committed. and
! Res0irsd, That all the means and power
within the reach and control of the General
Assembly ba and the same are hereby, pledged
to the Executive in his effort TO execute the
laws and maintain the supremacy Of the same
Approved: Oct ], 1854.
AN ACT to prevent the County Courts from
! levying an Exorbiant Tax
| SEC. 1. BE 1t enacted By the Genera. assembly
of of rfs