The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-07
THE ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings Of the Senate and the Hous
AN Election Bill.

AN Election Bill.
pecial Dispatch TO The Appeal
LITTLE Rock, Ark, March 6.-[ House.
The business of the House today consisted
mostly OF the consideration OF the bills on
second reading. However, there were
some important matters disposed Of The
Committee ON Ways and Means reported
by bill the general appropriation bill ask
ing an appropriation OF over $50, 00G TO de-
fray the expenses Of the Legislative, Execu.
ton and Judicial Department Of the State
Government.
A bill asking to pay A. II. Garland
So, 900 for legal services rendered in the
United States Supreme Court several
years ago, in the case OF st. Louis, Iron
Mountain q Southern Railroad Company
VS.. John A. Loftin, Collector OF Jackson
County, in which counsel recovered to the
State large amount OF money for back
taxes, failed to pass.
A bill requiring tie, timber and con-
struction contractors OF railroads TO inspect
work as soon as such work is completed,
also passed. The bill gives to the work.
man full value of his labor II the con-
tractor fails to inspect the work after it is
| completed.
A bill creating the office OF superintend-
ent OF public instruction in every county in
the State failed to pass the Senate.
THE SENATE
reconsidered the vote by which the Fiji
teenth Judicial Circuit bill passed yester-
day. The bill was sent TO the House and
| from there il was sent 10 the Governor for
his signature.
The Senate called ON the House to re-
turn the BILL but no action was taken in
the matter. II was House bill creating
a new circuit in the counties in which Van
Buren, and Fort Smith are situated
The Sena bill establishing Court OF
Common Pleas in Phillips County, and
giving said court jurisdiction in divorce
cases, which passed the House and which
was vetoed b. Coy. Eagle, came up as a
special order Of business and was passed
over the Governors veto and sent to the
House.
A bill to regulate elections in this State
passed the Senate.
In the afternoon a bill prohibiting the
expectation OF fish and game from this
State for the next six years also passed.
A substitute bill from the Committee on
Appropriations, redistricting the State into
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to the committee with pending amend
ments.
The joint committee on elections and
franchises have reported bill which will
come up for final passage in the House
Saturday. The main provisions OF the bill
agreed upon rs a substitute for all others
are as follows: The Governor and Secre-
tary OF State are made a State Board OF
Election Commissioners, whose duty it is
TO appoint board OF three election COM
missioners in each county; the county
board appoint the judges and clerks Of
election for each township, and when prac-
ticable, from the various political parties;
the Sheriff is required TO have three depu-
ties at each voting precinct TO keep order.
A poll tax receipt is made prima
facie evidence OF the right TO vote. The
tickets used are TO be plain white news
paper, 3xl2 inches, with no pictures or
designs printed or written on them. The
judges are required to keep duplicate tally
sheets OF the votes polled and under q
penalty OF 5000 are required to keep
them secret for twelve months, except
called for by the County Board TO esiab-
lish the validity OF the vote polled. II
poll books are stolen the vote they con-
tanned Is TO be determined by these tally
sheets The Sheriff is required TO furnish
the clerks Of the county with a
certified list OF the names OF all
persons TO whom he had issued pol-tax
receipts, arranged in alphabetical order. and
the clerk is to furnish the elections Offices
OF each township with township lists ar
ranged in the same manner. When a
voter casts his ballot the clerk Of tho cleo
ton ia required 10 write across his poll.tax
receipt Voted" and the date. The PEN
atty for stealing poll-book or ballot-box
is imprisonment in the penitentiary not
less than five nor more than fifteen years.
The bill does not repeal the statutes now
regulating elections, except where they
are in conflict with the provisions Of tho
bill.