The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08

Towns May BE Consolidated.

Exempting Cotton Insurance Companies.
bill by Senator Gotham exempts
cotton factory insurance companies
from the insurance laws of the state.
RAILROAD LAWS.
Railroads and their employees are af-
fected by the following laws. which
were enacted:
Rest for Employees.
A bill introduced by Senator Caldwell
prohibits any railroad over thirty miles
in length from requiring any trainman
hours To again go on duty until he has
had eight hours rest. except in cases
of wrecks or washouts.
Waiting Rooms IN Depots.
House bill 536 required that all rail
roads keep separate waiting rooms in
depot buildings and shall keep the same
open day and night shall keep them
comfortably heated and supplied with
pure drinking water.
Employees Paid on Day of Discharge.
Senator Hardy was the author of a
bill which became a law, requiring rail
road companies To pay discharged en-
ployes the full amount of wages due on
the day of discharge and on failure to
do SO the wages of the employe shall
continue at the same rate until paid.
Railroads Must Maintain Track Scales.
y law introduced by Mr.. Wofford
was enacted requiring railroads to pro-
vide track scales for the purpose of
weighing coal shipped in carload lots
at all stations where as much as one
thousand cars of the same are shipped
IN carload lots yearly. and requiring
tihcates of weight \ punishment of
one hundred dollars is fixed for each day
on which the railroad fails to comply
with the law, constituting a separate
offense.
Regulating Through Trandc.
a bill introduced by Senator King
provides that railroads connecting with
other lines shall afford due and reason
such railroads all traffic arriving by
the other at through rates without
giving any undue preference to any
kind of traffic.
Double Track Permitted.
The Little Rock and Fort Smith
railroad was authorized to maintain
two tracks in part of johnson county.
May Own Timber Lands.
The Central Railroad company of
Arkansas was authorized to own tim
Der, coal and other mineral lands.
Bridge Authorized.
The Paragould and Memphis Railroad
company was authorized to construct s
bridge across Little Red river.
Railroad Charters Extended.
A law was enacted extending two
years the charters of such railroads in
Crittenden. Lee. Monroe. Arkansas ana
Jefferson counties. which have expend-
ed $4,000 in preliminary work. sur
Neys and right-of-way. Senator Wood
was author of the bill.
Requiring Eunter Depot Opened.
\ bill by Mr.. Eldridge compels the
st Louis Southwestern railroad to open
their depot at Hunter, Woodruff county
SCHOOL LAWS.
The hill affecting
SCHOOLS of the state which became laws
are as follows:
Course of Study for Common Schools.
\ bill introduced by Mr. Tarver. di-
rects the state superintendent Of public
instruction to prepare and distribute IL
the various counties a graded course of
study to be used in the common school
districts of the state. and prohibits him
from designating any textbook to be
used in the schools.
Annual District Elections.
H. B. 1868. by Mr. Cook of Chicot. pro
vides that annual district elections
Judges and If any judges do not attend
the assembled voters may choose
judges.
Teachers Examination and License.
y law was enacted which is intended
to regulate the method of examining
and licensing teachers. 1t provides
that examinations shall be held on the
third Thursday and following Friday
" Vhth ilouNH the questions to be fur
hlshed by the state superintendent of
public instruction and opened in the
presence Of the applicants The stand
ing of the applicant must be endorsed
upon the certificate when issued The
law provides for three grades of il
cenSeS valid for six months one wear
and two years respectively. in addition
70 the state and professional licenses
NaIld Tor six years. a fee of $40 ana s.
respectively being required from all ap-
plicants for these grades.
To Insure School Buildings.
bin introduced by Senator Short
school buildings
To Contribute to School Fund.
y ON was passed authorizing the
town Of Redtield to contribute $500 10
the public school fund of school dis
trlet No. $, Jefferson county
School Building at Hamburg.
5 Il. 225; authorized the town Of
hamburg, Ashley county to donate
! unds for the erection of school build
Mena School District.
H. r. 293 organized the town of
\tWark INTO special school district
known as the school district Of Mena
School Districts Consolidated.
a bin was passed uniting school dis
trict No. 10 in Hampstead county and
school district No. Il in Howard coun-
~, the same to be known as Saratoga
special school district.
Relief of Lafayette School District.
An act introduced by Mr.. Parks was
passed appropriating $2eo1S for school
district No. in Lafayette county, to
reimburse the district for amount taken
from the state school fund and with
held because of the loss of the emu
meratlon report of 1902 in the mails
School Districts May Borrow Money.
A bill by Senator Norwood authorizes
all special free school districts to Dor
row monew for the erection of build
lngS
GAME LAWS.
a number of important measures reg
ulating hunting and fishing were pass
ed. Those by Messrs DeRossitt and
" hitlcy We're the most stringent The
following were the bills passed:
Protection of Game.
\ bill introduced by Mr. DeRossitt
prescribed the closed hunting season as
follows Quail and partridge Febru-
airy 10 to November IS; deer and fawns.
February l to September / wild turkey
May l to September /. 1t also pro-
hibits non-residents of the state from
fishing or trapping at any sea-
son of the year. Sherinfs are made
mo N-ar sipr in, fl.as