Sharp County record., 1904-07-08
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF ARKANSAS

Notice is hereby given that the following
~ Joint resolutions, each proposing an
amendment 10 the State Constitution, were passed
bv the Gene ia! Assembly At lie regular session OF
1901 and that the same will be submitted to the
electors of the state ut the heXt general election,
to be held September s. 1904, for adoption or r,-
lection, viz:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
After the fourth Monday In january, A. D
1906, an additional judge shall be added to the
Suureme Court, and thereafter the court shall
consist OF siX judges, and said court Snail be di-
yided into two div isions AS follows: One divis-
ion to consist Of the Chief Justice and the two
Judges Oldest in commission, To oe kn,wn as
Division Number Une; the ether to consist of the
remsinins Judges, and 10 be known MS Division
Number Two. The Chief Justice shall be- tho
presiding judge of Division Number One, ami
division lunber Two shall elect its Lresding
judye The Il visions shall, when the state of
the docl e; requires ii, sit separately for the
hearing and disposition OF causes and matters
| assigned thereto, under ruios made by the court,
A majority of the judges OF division shall con-
stltute quorum thereof, and the concurrence of
two Judges OF division shall, Ia every case, be
necessary to decision, and all orders and
| judgments of ,her division, a. to cailses and
matters pending before 1t, snail have the lorce
and effect of those of the court
All opinions of the court, or Of division there
Of shall be in writing, and shalt 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
Il )ns and s Article VII, Of the Constitution.
When II judge Of division dlssents from the
judgT TBent therein, or when Federal question ID
Involved the cause, on the application al the
losing party shall be transferred TO the court for
| its decision; or when the court, or division
thereof In which cause is pending, shall 80 or
de-, the cause shall be transferred 10 the court
Tor its decision. Four Judges Oi the court shall
constitute aquorum ther, ci, and the concurrence
of four Judges shsll be pecessary 10 u decision,
except that when the Judges Of the whole court
are equally divided In opinion upon the question
OF the affrnance reversal ofa cause previously
determined by n lower court, the judgment, or
der or decree under review shall be Alarmed,
Approved March 10. 1873.
HopOsED AMENDMENT.
That section /, Article 10, Of ihs Constitution
of the stat. OF Arkansas 'be amended so as to
re ID Hs tollewsi,
Ar,iclei6, section / , Finance and Taxation. -
Neither The state nor any city, county, town or
other municipality ~ this state shall ever loan It's
credit for any purpose Whatever: nor shall any
county city, t ,wn or municipality ever issue
any interest bearing evIdences Of indebtedness,
except such bonds hs may be authorized By Law
to provide Tor sBd secnie the payment II the
present existing Indebtedness and the state shalt
never issn any Interest bearing treasury war
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Each eieCtor may vote for Or against either Of
the above amendments
W itness my OfnGigl signature this l5th day of
February, 1904
aAJNo. ". CROCKETT, sec'y. Of State.
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