The Forrest City times., 1904-06-03
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TIE CON STITF-Tt0S 0F THE STATE
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OF ARKANSAS.
 Notice 3, Hereby gwen that tbe foIiouin9 t0iut rcsoiGtions. esch proposing sn susend. nsp~r to the Srete Constitution were uas- -ed by Inc Genera Assau5iy st is regular ses- sicn of Iss. and iaAt he same wIIl oe E@o- mittev1 to the esectoFs Of he State attbe neSt xer eral .ecttC1. 10 b. he'd september < l.s4. for adoption or -ej jeCsio1- via:
 PROPt>ED ASEN oagST.
 After the fourth Monday in JaHuary. A. 2 i9a5. 70 s55it.o1s sl judge shall he ac5ed to the supreme Court arf thereafter inc court shsll consist cf SIX judges. and ssif court sasil he E.ded l-to tRo divisions as frfio~s. One 5.Fis- -H 70 c.n-i.f Ot the CDief Justice and tle tr1 judges oldest fn comm iss lon. to be Known as D4yis5ca SaIt-er One. the 0tper fo consist rf the reTDainfus judges. and ts pe sn0wu ss Division Number Two. Ihe Chef Justice sbaI 1e tae pre-I5inx judge Of Dlyis- ion Number One. and Div-ion Number Two sns.t eieet it's pres nE judge. The diyIsio8s shal. when fhe state CT the epC &et requires It. ST seusrsfeIv for the hearing and dfspasl- iIas Of causes and matters assigned thereto, under rules Bia 1e ty t5e court. < ztoTlty q The judges gt division shall constitute quorum thereof. end The concurre nee Uf tsFo .U7 EeS ot elF1Slpn snail. in every case. be uece<<ar " t0 a decision. and all orders and judgments ct either division. a. 10 cau-es srd matters pensI1g before r. shall zATe The force and effect nf fhO-e Of the cour1.
 Al opinions Of the court. ur ef Syisios thereof shall oe in writing. and shs1 be L led 10 the ca Gses ll which they shall he rezpec- lively made during The term st which the authority to issue the writs and eEercise the powers eBuuerated in sections and ]. Arti- cle VII. Of the Constitution.
 When a judge of division iissents from t1e Judgment therein. CT when Federal question Is involved. the cause. on the sppli- eaton Of The lo.r 2 party. shasi be transfer rel 10 the court for lts decision or when toe court. or 6 division thereof n which 6 cause 2 pending, shall 90 order. the cause shall te transferred to The court Tor its decision Tour s8dges ot tbe coErt shall constitute $ quorum thereof. and tte concurrence of four adges shall be necessary 10 decision. ex- cep pj toa, W nen the judges of the whole court are equally divided in opinion upon the 8aestoa of the afhrmanee CT reversal of g cause previously determined by q lower court, the judgment. order CT decree unde review shah be ffirmed
 ApFroye3 March ig. lal.
 PROPOSED AMENDMENT That section l. Article r. ot the CoHstitu. ton of tbe state ot ArkaEsas be amended 30 s- 70 read as follows:
 Article 1s. section l. Finance and Taxation. Neither the state. nor any city, county, town CT other municipality i1 thls State shall ever loan its credit for any purpose what. ever; nor shall any county. city. town or municipality ever issue any interest bearing < evidences of indebtedness except such bond. as may oe authorized oy law 10 provide for and secure the payment of the present ex- lstlHz indebtedness; and the State shah neY- CT issue any interest bearing treasury war rants or scrip. Provided. that the cities of the nrst and second class may issuE infprezt
 
 however, that before this law shall be etec- tive, the city council ot such city or town snail pass an ordinance specifying for what purpose and for what amount they desire to issue interest bearing evidences of indebted. ness and the rate ot interest 10 be paid on the same. said ordinance shall be publis shed for thirty days in daily paper published in such cities or towns but if there be no daily papers then the same shall be published n a weekly paper of general circulation in the county in which the city or tONn Is situated said ordinance shall then be submitted 10 the inhabitants, at the next regular or special city election. for ratification or rejection: {: and 1T a majority Of all the electors voting on such question are found 10 be in favor of the ratification, then said ordinance shall be in full force and effect. otherwise the same shail be null and void
 The above joint resolution WAS vetoed by the Governor and passed over the veto bY each branch of the General Assembly. and hled in the office Of the Secretary of State on April :. l-r,.l
 Each elector may vote for or agatu-t either of the above amendments
 Witness my official signature. this 18th day
 of Februal '. I954.
 JNO. ". CROCKETT. Sec'y of state. SkAL.1 By 0. (. LUDWIG. Deputy.