The Van Buren press., 1893-04-15
Criminal Laws sf Arkansas.

the following bills amepdasOry OF
the criminal laws Of the State:
Senate bill No. 63. The act
makes it . misdemezlor 10 deface
any public building or disturb
any public or private school. pun
ishs5le By a fine not exceeding
slC0.
Senate bill No.114 When two
or more persons are indicted in
the same Indictment either may
testify IN behalf Of or against the
other defendant.
House bill No. IL. The act
amends section relating TO ma
licIons mischief T and irespass and
injury to property. and provides
penalty where ihe injury is done
with or without malice 10 the
owner.
Senate bill No. 80. To permit
offenders in cases less than felon-
les 10 submit their cases before
Justices of the Peace. After the
judgement is fixed the judgement
is a bar to further prosecutions.
House bill No. ID. The act
makes il a felony to remove or
sell any property that exceeds $40
in value upon which there exists
any lien or mortgage. punishable
by imprisonment III the peniten-
tiary for not less than six months,
nor more than three years. Where
the property is worth less than SO
the offcnse is considered a mis-
demeanor, aud is punishable by a
fine Of not less than $40 nor
more than $50.
Senate bill No. 251, to prohibit
the keeping of lewd houses in
Arkansas, was read third time
aud passed.
The act provides that hereafter
it shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons to keep for i'm
moral purposes any lewd house
or house of ill-fame in the state Of
Arkansas, the penalty being fine
OF from s10to so each day for
any house that shall be kept for
immoral purposes, and imposes a
fine of from SO TO $50 upon any
judicial or executive officer, con-
stable, policeman or warden who
shall have cognizance of such
houses and who fails to report
them.
The hOuse killed Senator
Words bill to allow the state
treasurer to lend state money to
banks and private individuals.
Senate bill No. 22S, to prohibit
the solicitation of the sale Of in
tnxicants in districts where prOhi-
bition laws are in force, was read
third time aud passed. A viola
tion of the act is punishable by a
fine of not less than 500 and i'm
prisonment in the County Jail for
not less than thirty days.
The senate has passed house
bill providing for new method
of taxing express, telegraph. and
sleeping car companies. The tele-
graph and express companies have
paid taxes heretofore; the sleep
ing car companies never have.
The present bill will increase the
amount of taxes to be paid by the
telegraph and express companies.
1t provides for taxing their gross
receipts in the state and their
capital stock in the proportion
that their miles of line within the
state bear TO the whole number Of
miles of their lines within the
United States.
House bill No. IS. To amend
section 1915 of Mansfeld's 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. q. To amend
ALI act for the relief of certain
soldiers of the late war between
the states. The act gives u pen
sion TO those who have lost foot
or hand, s75 per annum, and to
those who have been partially
disabled by wounds, other than
the loss,of a limb, an amount shall
be awarded at the discretion of
the county board, the amount not
to exceed SO per annum or be
less than $25; INDECENT widows of
c0niederates who died or were
killed during the war and who
have remained unmarried shall
receive $25 per annum. The wild
ow Of a deceased pensioner re-
ceiycs his pension as lang as she
remains n widow.