Sharp County record., 1904-08-05
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF ARKANSAS

Notice is hereby gvtn that the following
1N joint resolution $, each proposing nm
amendment TO the State Constitution, were passed
BY the Genera. Assembly at il. regular session OF
1903, and that the same will be submitted to the
electors of the state ut the heXt general election,
to be held September D, 1904 for adoption or re-
lection. viz:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
After the fourth Monday in January, A. D
1895, an additional judge shall be added to the
Supreme Court, and thereafter the court shall
consist OF SIN judges, and said court shall be- di-
yided into two divisions rs follows: One dyis-
ion to consist of the Chief Justice and the two
judges oldest in commission, TO Ne kntwn as
Division Number One; the other to consist Of the
| remaining judges, and to be known rs Division
Number Two. The Chief Justice shall be tho
presiding judge OF Division Number One, ami
! Division Number Two shall elect its Presiding
Judge. The divisions shall when the state of
! the doclet requires II, sit separately for the
| hearing and disposition OF causes and matters
assigned thereto, under rulos made by the court.
| a majority Of the judges Ofa division shall con-
stitute Il quorum thereof, and the concurrence of
two judges of division shall, III every case be
| necessary to decision, and all orders and
| judgments OF either division, ~ to causes and
| matters pending before 1t, shall have the force
| and effect of those Ofthe court
All opinions Of the court, or of a division there
Of shall be in writing, and shall be filed in the
| causes in which they shall be respectively made
during the term ut which the cause is submitted.
wrts and exercise the powers enumerated in Sec
tions and S, Article VII, of the Constitution
When II judge Of II division dlssents from the
Judgment therein, or when Federal question is
involved the calise, on the application Of the
losing party shall be transferred 10 the court for
its decision; OF when the court or division
thereof in which u cause is pending, shall so or
de-, the cause shall be transferred TO the court
Tor its decision. Four judges OF the court shall
constitute quorum thereof, and the concurrence
of four judges shsl be necessary 10 u d.cison,
except thai when the judges of the whole court
are equally divided in opinion upon the question
of the airInance or reversal Ota cause previously
determined bya lower court the judgment. or
der or decree under review shall be aAirmed.
Approved March 10, 1903.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section /, Article 1G, of The Constitution
of the State oil ArRansas DC amended 80 as TO
read rs fOllows' -
Article lB, section | Finance and Taxation
Neither the state nor any city, county, town or
other municipality in this state shall ever loan its
credit for any purpose whatever: nor shall any
county, city, town or municipality ever issue
any Interest bearing evidences Of indebtedness,
except such bonds.as may be authorized by law
10 provide for and secure the payment of the
presept existing Indebtedness; and the state shall
never issu. any interest bearing treasury war
rants or scrip. POyded, that cities of the first
and second clas may issue interest bearing
thai before this law shall be effective, The city
council of such city or town shall pass m 0rdi-
nance specifying Tor what purpose and i0r what
amount they desire to issue Interest bearing rvi-
dences Of ofindebtedness and the rate OF interest to
be paid on the sane. Said ordinance shall be
vubli he'd for thirty days IN daily paper. pub
lished IN such cities or towns but if there be no
daily papers then the same shall be published in
y weekly paper of general circulation in the coun-
~ IN which the city or town is situated Said
ordinance shall then be submitted TO the inhabi-
tanis, Mt the next regular or special city election
for ratification or rejectionj and If u majority OF
All the elect ors voting on buch question are
found to be In favor OF the ratification, then said
ordinance shall be In full force and effect, other
wise the same shall be null and void.
(Thc above joint resolution was vetoed by the
Governor and passed over the veto By each
branch OF the General Assembly, and filed In the
Office of the Secretary of state on hprilS, 1903 i
Each elector may vote for or against either of
the above amendments
Witness my official signature, this 18th day OF
February, 1901
JNU. ". CROCKETT, sec'y. of Stnte
[SEALl By .. Z. LUDWIG, Deputy.