Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-04-28

 end Greene counties
 To encourage and foster stock raising and to prevent larceny of stock. All transportation com panies are required to keep register of stock at the point of shipment, with the num- ber marks, brands general description or such animals the names of the shippers, the date of shipment and the county from which they were driven, such register to be open to all parties free of charge. Monthly reports to be filed with the county clerk.
 To regulate assignments for the benefit of creditors. Assignee shall take posses sion Of property immediately after assignment and make inventory and description which he, ten days after taking charge of property, shall file with the clerk of the court, together with his bond in double the amount of the supposed value of the property The assignee shall be liable upon his bond to any one interested in the property, included in the assignment for any loss that may occur after he assumes charge.
 An act securing liens to mechanics, laborers and others. Provides that every mechanic or other person who shall perform work on or fur nish material for any building or improvement of any kind under contracts, shall have lien upon such building or improvement. Said lien to have priority over any and all other eneum- branGes mortgages, etc, except such liens as are created for the purpose Of raising funds to make such erection or Improvements. All liens to be on an equal footing regardless of date, and proceeds of sale to be equitably pre- rated
 To regulate proceedings for the condemnation Of right of way in Desha levee district
 To provide for the registration of brands, trade marks, etc., of boxes, bottles and all other receptacles of carbonated goods Pro vides that dealers in or manufacturers Of car bonated goois mineral waters, etc, desirous Of securing to themselves certain brands, marks or other designations may file with the county clerk 8 fac stmIle or description of such marks brands or devices, and cause the same to be published in public newspaper for three successive weeks; such act to secure to the party full prote ction for such trade mark, etc., and make it un,awful for any other person or persons to use the same
 To provide for contingent fund for the use of the state board of health and to repeal sec- tton 525 of the digest Appropriates &, 900 as a contingent fund to be used in the event of the prevalence of an epidemic or contagious dls- ease within the state.
 The bill to call in the states outstanding in debtedness by an oversight failed to receive the signature of President Witt. Of the senate He has been notified and the bill sent to him. It will become law when his signature is at- tached.
 APPROPRIATIONS
 To appropriate GOO to pay the mileage per diem and contingent expenses of the gen eral assembly. Became a law by limitation.
 For supplying of members Of the general ns- sembly with newspapers and stamps. Became 8 law by limitation.
 To provide for the payment of the salaries of clerks and employees of the general assem bly, Became law by limitation.
 To provide for the relief of certain soldiers of the late war between the states. There shall be paid to every totally blind indigent ex-eonfe lerate soldier or sailor, who is now and has been for twelve months cititen Of Arkansas, and who has family and is not an inmate of the confederate home the sum of S75 annually.
 To fix the pay of the sergeant-at-arms of the senate at 8 per day
 To provide for constructing @ sewer from the Arkansas state lunatic asylum and from the deaf mute institute to connect with the sewer for the Arkansas penitentiary, and to appro priate Sf2 300 for that purpose.
 To appropriate &839 40 to pay for material and supplies furnished to the state militia dur. ing the railroad strike of 1891
 To appropriate $500 for repairing and fitting up the office Of state treasurer.
 Making appropriations for tho expenses Of the legislativ5, executive and judicial depart ments of the state government: Legislative department, s2 GOO; judicial department, sl33- 300; executive department. s24S, s95, Total s378. 695.
 To provide for the support and maintenance of the Arkansas school for the blind. Appro- priates S61 $50 for two years, beginning April l, 1895, and ending March 31 1897,
 To provide for the support and maintenance of the Arkansas industrial university: Appro- priates SIS, $50 for two years, beginning April l. 1895. and ending March 3i, 1897. Abolishes the department of pharmacy.
 To repair the Arkansas lunatio asylum and to pay the mileage and per diem of members of the board of trustees of state charitable in stitutfons for the years 1893 and 1894 Appro- prates B. 753
 To provide for the support and maintenance of the deaf mute institute. Appropriates S8l,- 40 for the current two years. ending March 3l. 1897.
 To provide for the maintenance of the state lunatic asylum. Appropriates S187,792 for the current two years, ending March 31, 1897.
 To provide for the support and maintenance of the soldiers home for the next two years Appropriates $17 $50.
 To provide for the support and maintenance Of the Branch Normal college at Pine Bluff. Appropriates Sll, 400 for the current two years, ending March 3l, 1895.
 RAILROADS AND OTHER CORPORATIONS.
 To revive and extend the charter Of the Mis- sippi Valley railroad company. Original grant revived.
 To authorize corporations to reduce their capital stock
 ReQulflHB rallrOaQ companies or c0rpOr a. tions to transport free Of charge shippers of i've stock or poultry who ship by the carload.
 An act to permit railroads 10 grant free passes to sherlffs in this state. Exempts sher- ifs from the provisions of the law forbldding the acceptance of passes. Became 8 law by limitation.
 An act supplementary to an act entitled guaranty and surety companies, which is sub division five Of chapter ss of the digest, and providing where any such company shall re- fuse, upon application therefor, to make bond, it shall under written statement give its reasons for so refusing, and for other pur- poses failure to furnish such written state ment within thirty days makes the company liable in the sum of $500 in addition to all other damages caused thereby to the person injured.
 To pay the Pilot Printing company for print ing the fifty yslxlh volume of the supreme court reports Auditor authorized to draw his war. rant in favor of the Pilot Printing company for S1 for each volume of the fifty sixth reports not exceeding 90) volumes.
 To make an appropriation for the disabled confederate soldiers of the state. Appropriates S35, 900 per annum.
 To provide for an exhibit of the resources of the state of Arkansas at the Cotton States aud International exposition at Atlanta Ga, to make an appropriation therefor. Appropri- ates s10 900 out of the direct tax fund.