The Forrest City times., 1897-02-19
The Buckley Biil.

Below is given in full the Buckley. It Is en- dorsed by the executive committee of the State Firemens association. Gov Jones also heartily endorses 1t:
 SECTION l. That hereafter all taxes col lected from fire insurance companies doing business in the cities and towns of the state Of Arkansas, are hereby appropriated for the benefit and relief of hremen of the cities and and towns Of the state Of Arkansas the amounts to be ascertained and distributed as herein provided.
 SEC ?. That all fire insurance companies doing business in this state and making their annual reports to the state authorities are hereby required to state the amount of premi- ums derived by each of said companies from insurance in each city or town in the state of Arkansas
 SEC 3. That the auditor Of the state shall on the .......... day of ............ each year pro-rate said fund to said cities and towns according to amount of insurance premiums realized from each of said cities and towns the said fund shall be held and kept as a trust
 fund for each city and town as hereinafter provided.
 SEC. 4. That the auditor shall give his war rant upon the state treasury in favor Of the mayor of the different cities and towns of this state for the pro-rate due each city and town and said mayor shall receive and hold the
 same as trust fund for the use of the tremen
 as hereinafter set forth; and all money |
 into the treasury of said town or city and
 be set apart and be used by such city or town
 solely and entirely for the objects and pur-
 pose of this act, and be paid and distributed
 by the Firemens Relief department of said
 cities and towns under the provision shall
 be made by the mayor and council thereof. SEC. D. That the members Of the fire depart
 ment of any city town regularly organized
 into fire companies may be incorporated under
 the laws of this state into relief associations
 to receive and distribute said fund as herein
 provided.
 SEC, 6 That all moneys collected ard re- ceiyed under the provisions of this act shall
 be held in trust and used as d fund for the
 relief of any member Of the fire department of such city and town when injured or physically disabled in or by reason of the discharge of his duty as such. and for the relief of the payment of gratuities to the widow of those dependinp upon any member of such fire department
 who may be killed in the discharge of his duties fireman or who may die from the effects of injuries received or from disease contracted by reason of his duties as such and for the payment of the necessary funeral expenses of any member of such ire depart ment when killed, or in ease Of death resultine from the effects of injuries received or dis ease contracted by reason of his duties as such or for the purchase of accident insur- anee upon the member of such fire depart ment
 SEC '. That the common council of the said cities and towns are hereby empowered to prescribe by ordinance the proper rule and regulations and mode of distribution of said fund after it is received by them.
 SEC s. That any one guilty of wilfully mis- appropriating any of the fund herein shall be guilty Of a felony and be punished by im- prisonment in the state peaitentiary for a period not exceeding three yeS-s. ror less Si.sn six months