The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-02-17
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AN ACT Abolishing the Printing OF
the Senate and House Journals, Pro
viding for the Publication OF the
Acts of the Legislature in News
papers, and for Other Purposes.
Be in enacted by the General Assembly of
the state of Arkansas;
SECTION / That the publication Of
the senate and house journals at each
recurrin g biennial session of the gen
CT assembly of the state of Arkansas is
hereby abolished, and that All laws OF
4 general nature, which shall hereafter
be passed by the legislature of this
state shall be published in at least one
newspaper in each county OF, this state,
where there is or hereafter may be
one newspaper published.
SEC. =. All laws of local nature,
which shall hereafter be passed by the
legislature of this state, shall be pub
lished in like manner in each of the
counties affected by the same.
SEC. 3. Is shall be the duty of the
secretary of state 30 transmit IN the
order in which they are passed, SO
soon thereafter as may be eXpedient,
copies of all laws of general nature
to some one newspaper in each of the
counties of the state having a bona
fide circulation therein. for publication
at least one time in the manner pro-
yided for in this act.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
secretary of state to transmit, so soon
after their passage as may be expedi-
ent, copies of all laws of local nature
to one newspaper published IN
each county or counties to which said
legislation applies, for at least one
publication in said newspaper or news
papers; provided. that said newspaper
or newspapers shall have an actual
and bona fde circulation therein; pro-
vided further, that il no newspaper is
published in said county or counties.
all local laws mentioned in this act
shall then be published in some news
paper having general and bona fide
circulation in said county or counties.
SEC. 5. All newspapers publishing
said laws in compliance with this act
shall file their accounts with the
secretary of state, who. if they are
correct, shall approve the same and
cause the auditor of state to draw his
warrant upon the state treasurer for
the amount of said accounts, which
shall be paid out of all moneys i'll the
state treasury to the credit OF the
printing fund, Or not otherwise APP
propriated; provided, that in the pub
LEGATION of local laws, the cost thereof
shall be paid out of the treasury or
treasures of the counties affected by
said local legislation as other debts
and accounts Of said county or coun-
ties are paid.
SEC. s. Each Of the publishers of
such newspapers designated by the
secretary of state, and publishing the
laws i'll compliance with this act,
shall be entitled to receive for such
publication of all the laws above
specified, SUN not to exceed forty
cents for each one square of ten lines
of nonpareil type, or its equivalent of
two hundred and sixty eight ems
SEC. Z. That all laws and parts of
laws in conflict with this act are here
by repealed, and this act shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
IT is hoped the above bill introduced
by Senator Adams of Pine Bluff, will
become law, AS a general rule our
citizens are ignorant Of the laws en-
acted, and as the cost OF publication
in newspapers is but little more than
at present NO increased taxation would
be necessary.