The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-03-15

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| Sec. 3. That in recoyeries agains
isuch occupants no account for any
mesne profits shall be allowed unless
the same shall have occurred within
three (3) years next before the con-
mencement of the suit in which they
may be claimed.
| Sec. 4. That in any such equitable
proceedings the court may allow to
the owner Of the lands as set off
against the value of such improve
ments and taxes the value of all
rents accruing after the date of the
Judgment in which it has been al
lowed.
| Sec. 5. Wherever any such mesne
lprofits are not due on lands with
held by such occupants as are de-
scribed in the first section of this
act, no recovery therefor shall be
had unless suit therefor is brought
within one year from and after its
passage.
Sec. 6. That all deeds and other
conyeyances recorded prior to the
first (lst) day OF January, eighteen
hundred and eighty-three (1S83),
purporting to have been acknowl-
edged before any officer, and which
have not heretofore been invalidated
by any judicial proceeding. shall be
held valid to pass the estate which
such conveyance purports to trans
fer, although such acknowledgment
may have been on any account de-
fective excepting only cases where
such conveyances shall have been
executed by minors or insane per-
sons); provided, that the record of
all such instruments shall be as valid
as if they had been acknowled, and
recorded according to law.
T Approved March s, 1888.
An act TO authorize the attorney
general to bring SUIT, in certain
cases.
Be it enacted by the general as
sembly of the state OF Arkansas:
Section l. That the attorney gen
eral Of the state is hereby authorized
and empowered, and it is hereby
made his duty, to institute and pros
ecute all suits in behalf OF the state,
against all officers OF the state, who
are now, or may hereafter be, in
debted to the, state, BY reasons A',1r-- 81
any moneys collected or received and
not accounted for according to law;
provided, that such suits may be
brought in any county of the state,
at the option of the attorney general,
except in such cases wherein the
prosecuting attorneys of the differ
ent judicial circuits are now ex-
pressly authorized by law to bring
suit.
Sec. 2. That whenever, under the
provisions Of this act, the attorney
general shall fail to bring suit against
any officer who is defaulter, or in
vestigate the books and accounts of
any officer, when there are reasona-
BILE grounds for believing that he is
defaulter, the governor may en-
ploy some competent attorney to
prosecute such action, such attorney
to be allowed reasonable fee.
Sec. 8. That this act take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage.
Approved February 2s, 1888.
An act for the better enforcement
of the criminal laws of this state.
Be it enacted by the general as
semby of the state of Arkansas:
Section /. That the clerk of the
circuit court of every county in the
state shall, on the requst Of the pros
ecuting attorney of the district in
which said county is situated, issue
| in vacation of the circuit court of
such county, subp9nas for any wit
ness or witnesses to appear before
the grand jury of such county. to be
empannelled at the next term of the
circuit court. in said county, and
shall deliver said subpenas to the
sheriff of the county, who shall serve
them before the converting of said
court, and any witness refusing to
obey any subpoena so issued and
served upon him shall be guilty Of
contempt of court.
Sec. 2. The prosecuting attorney
OF every circuit of this state shall
have authority whenever he believes
any person has committed crime
in any county in the circuit for
which he is elected, to file before any
justice OF the peace'within the coun-
ty in which he believes such crime
has been committed, any written in
formation, under oath, charging such
person in due form of law with the
commission of such crime; where
upon the justice shall issue his war
rant for the arrest of the offender and
have him brought before him to be
dealt with according to law.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage, and all laws and parts OF
laws in conflict with the provisions
of this ac: are hereby repealed.
Approved March |, 1888.
Ozark Democrat: AS you know,
many years ago, Congress gave lands
} to this state, known as sixteenth
section lands, the proceeds of which