Sharp County record., 1904-08-19
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE CONSTITUTION OF IHE
STATE OF ARKANSAS

Notice is hereby given that the %lowing
~ ioint resolutions, each proposing an
amendment TO the State ConstitutinnI were pasNcH
nv the Genera! Assembly at liz regular session OF
1oH and that the same will he submitted to the
electors Of the state ut the rcNt general eleclioh,
to he held September 3, 1904, for adoption or fr-
jection viz;
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
,ttcr the fourth Monday in january, A.
,eO5 an additional judge shall be added TO lhc
Supreme Court and thereafter tlr cou'' shaii
consist OF SIX judges, and said court shaI be 9l-
yidcd into two divisions rs follows one diFls-
ion to consist Of the Chef Justice ana the Two
Judges oldest in commission, to 9e kncWn as
Division Number One; the other 70 consist ut tlle
| remalnins Judges, and to be known as DIVISION
Number two. The Chief Justice shall be the
presiding judge of Division Npmber one, an
| division Number Two shall elect IT'S tresiolng
Judge The Il visions shall when the state ol
the lOcl Z requires il, sit separately LOT the
| hearing and disposition OF causes and matters
assigned thereto. under ru0s made by the court.
a majority of the judges OF u division shaIl con-
stItute quorum.thercof, ana the concurrence on
two iudces of diyi.ion shall, III pvery case, De
| necessary to n decision, and oil orders and
| judgments OF either division, h' TO CAUSES ana
matters pending before 1t, shall have the lorce
and effect Of these Of The court.
All opinions of the court, or of division there
of, shall be in writing and shall be filed in The
causes in which they shall he respectively mace
during the term at which the cause is submitted,
| Each division shall have authOrlty to issue the
wrts snd exercise the powers enumerated IN Sec
tions and 5, Article VII Of the Constitution
When II Judge OF division dlsscnts from lhe
judg ment therein, or when II Federal question Is
Involved, the cause, on the application 0i lhe
losing party, shall be transferred to the court Tor
its decision; or when the court or ulVlSlOh
thereof in which 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
| hall l,,.t, al
except that when the judges of the whole court
are equally divided in opinion upon the question
of the anirmance or reversal ofa cause previously
determined by lower court, the judgment, Or
der or decree under revlcW shall be aAlrineu.
Approved March 10, 1908.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
That section l, Article lG, of th9 Constitution
of the State OF Arkansas be amended so AS 10
read as iollowsi
Article Is, section | Finance and Taxation, -
Neither the state nor any City, county, town or
other municipality IN this state shall rioan It's
credit for any purpose WhateVer! nor shall any
county. city, town or municipality ever issue
nny interest bearing evidences OF indebtedness,
except such bonds.a may be authorized by law
to provide for and secure the payment OF the
present existing ndebtednessS and the state shalt
never ssua any interest bearing treasury War
rants or scrip Poyided, that cities Of the first
and second elias may issue interest bearing
evidences Of indebtedness. Provided however,
that before this law shall be eGeGtlye, The city
council OF such city or town shall pass an ordi-
nance specifying tor what purpose and Tor what
amount they desire to issue Interest bearing eyi-
dences of indebtedness and the rate OF interest 10
be paid on the sune. said ordinance shall be
published for thirty days IN daily paper. pub.
lished IN such cities or towns, but If there lie nc
daily papers then the same shall be published IN
a week 5 paper OF general circulation IN the c0un-
ty IN which the city or town is situated said
ord nance shall then be submitted TO the nhabi
tants at the hext Iegular or special city election
rator tihchtion or rejectiopj and # Il majority o
all The elect ors voting on such question ar,
foundto BE- in favor OF the ratification, then sale
ordinance shall be in fun force aud effect, other.
wisetho same shall be null auG void.
flbe above Joint resolution was vetoed by tht
Governor and passed over the veto by eaol
branch Of the General Assembly, and filed IN III,
o0ce Of the Secretary OF state on AprilB, lW3.l
Each elector may vote for or against either Of
tne above Rmendments
Witness my official signature, this 10Th day OF
IebrGary, 1904 -
JN0. ", CROCKETT, scc'y, of State,
iSEALl by o, &, LUDWIG, Desuly.