The Forrest City times., 1893-04-21
ARKANSAS NEW LAWS.
Work of the Recent Session of the
 State Legislature.
A synopsis of the Most Important Bills Passed by the TwentyNinth Cen eral Assembly-Of Great In-
 terest to All CitIzenA

Below will be found synopsis of the bills passed by the Twenty general assembly. nearly all of which have received gubernatorial approval. The legislature convened Monday. January O. and adjourned on Saturday. April S. lS93
 During the ninety days the general assembly was in session 694 bills were introduced of which 335 were senate bills and 3j9 house bills. The total number which passed both houses is 193.
 APPROPRIATION The total amount of appropriations made by the general assembly is Sl,0l90ll. The princi- pal items in the various bills are as follows: General appropriation including mileage and per diem of the legislature. s542 A.; state in- sane asylum, Sls2, Il2: blind institute VT 035; deaf mute institute. s65. .3G0: penitentiary 23O 0OO Worlds fair. Sl5,0oo; printing and Binding Digest, s.O. .0OO: Soldiers home Sl3.930; Branc h Normal school ss500: pensions sa5 GOO Arkan. sas industrial university, S,9 GOO. Total, sl,- 01901l
 pENITENTTARY House bill No. l50 To provide for the man. agement of the penitentiary and conviets of the state of Arkansas.
 The act provides that the pententiary shall be conducted under the management of a com mission. to be composed of the governor, attor- ney-general and secretary of state. The system of labor convicts shall be the state account sys- tenn. or contract system or partly one and part ly the other, as shall in the discretion of the board of commissioners be deemed for the best interest of the state; but no contract shall be let for any of such convict labor, if equally remuneratlve employment can be fur nished by the state and worked on state ac- count The said board shall not make or ap- prove any contract for the lease of the peniten- tiary and conyicts, or either of them nor shall any contract ever be made by which the con trol of the conyicts. except as to a reasonable amount of labor shall pass from the state or it's officers. and the state shall never be deprived n the right fO direct how D uI iypo and under all circumstances. its conyicts shall be lodged, fed, clothed, guarded worked and treated and the management and discipline of convicts shall. in all cases. remain under con trol of the state, and officers employed and paid by the state. The board is author iZed to open any coal mines belonging to the account system: to open farming and timber lands and to contract with railroad and other transportation companies for the shipment of coal mined by the conyiets The board is em- powered to appoint. by and with the advice and consent Of the senate, superintendent who shall have a general supervision and control over the penitentiary, over the discipline man. agement, treatment and control of all convicts: financial agent, wbo shall file tond in the sum of &i5,0U0 and who shall be the pur- chasing. selling and dislursing agent of the pententiary: clerk, who shall keep the books and accounts Of the prison; also physician and a chaplain The salaries of the officers are: Superintendent. S9G0o; financial agent. Sf 300 clerk. si20): physician. $ls00; chaplain. S900. The remainder of the bill contains provisions
 
 the prison. All of the officials are required to make monthly reports to the board and bi- ennial report to the governor. To carry out the provisions of the bill the sum of S30,000 is ap- proprated
 FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINERS. House bill No ls5. To provide for the health and safety of persons employed in the mines and providing for the inspection of the same The act provides that all operators working twenty or more persons underground shall be n rI1sil fn n Ilu nf hp mi n n1 file the same with the county clerk and once every year to note all changes in the workings Of the mine. It requires all mines to have es, & exponent shafts. which must be at least 100 feet from the entrance of the mine. In ap- preaching abandoned mines the opera
 Sas Roes aavanse se'h of ths worh to protect the miners from water and foul gas. Sufficient ventilation must be provided for, 10 be determined by the inspector to be not less than lC0 cubic feet of air per man per minute. Suitable means for signaling te- tween the bottom and top of shaft and safe means for hoisting and lowering persons must be provided for. and cage covered with boiler iron. No boy under the age of It and no female person person are permiinted to work in a m mine. The tendent is fixed at sl,500 per annum.
 IN RELATION TO LANDS.
 House bill No. 75. To ameud section 5775 of Mansheids Digest.
 The amended act makes it the duty of the treasurer. within ten days after the redemption of any land sold for taxes, to give the purchaser notice of the money on deposit for him.
 Senate bill No. i25 To amend sections 577, b7S and 559 of Mansheld's Digest.
 The act so amends the law regulating conflr- nations of tax titles to require that taxes be paid by the applicant for confirmation for four consecutive years before applica- ton is made; that confirmation can be had where any claimant is in possession holding adversely to the petition for conflrma- uon. and requires that proof of payment of taxes and that no adverse claimant Is in posses sion. be presented at the hearing, and if con hrmation is had. that such proof be made part of the decree: and otherwise so regulates the broccedings for confirmation as to correct the loose practice that has heretofore resulted in confirming parties out of their lands after their taxes had been paid.
 Senate bill No. 4.. To amend the act in re- lation to the redemption of lands sold for non payment of taxes
 The act requires that the party applying to redeem the land must pay not only the tax pen alty and costs for which the land was sold. but must pay all taxes that would have occurred on the land up to date of redemption, except local taxes.
 Senate bill No 1e4 To protect the estates of deceased persons.
 The bill provides that where the heirs of de- ceased persons are of age at the time Of the aeath Of the testator 1t shall be lawful to sue Tor collect and recover all demands due the in testate, and to manage. control and dispose or all property left by the same without any ad- mlnistration being had thereon in all cases where the creditors agree for them to do so or when they have paid and satisfied all demands against the estate. When this kind of agree ment is made on application letters of admin lstration subsequently, grated shall be revoved. The wife shall be allowed to remain Tn the lam fly dwelling and retain all personal property therein until her dover is assigned.
 MARRIED WOMEN AND MINORS.
 Senate bill No. IT. To amend section 256S of Mansfeld's Digest.
 The act provides that a divorced wife shall only receive one third of her husbands estate, and that such order or judgement shall be a