Sharp County record., 1904-08-26
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF ARKANSAS

Notice is hereby given that the following
~ Joint resolution :, each pr0posl' an
bv the Gene RAJ Assembly at il regular session OF
1903 and that the same will be submitted 10 the
electors of the state at the next general eIctou'
10 be held September D, 1904, for adoption or rt-
lection, viz:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
sttcr the fourth Monday in january, A. ID
,OOj. an additional judge shall be added to me
supreme Court, and thereafter me court shail
consist OF siX judges, and said court sha'I be III
vided in to two div isiOns as follows: one ulNls-
ion to consist Of the Chief Justice and me Two
Judges oldestin commission, TO De hn/"i as
Division Number One; the pther TO consist mi tne
rpmalnips Judges, and to be known as DIVISION
Number iW0~ The Chief Justice shall De ue
presiding judge of Division Aumber one an
Division lumber Two shall elect It's residing
Judge The visions shall, when the STATE ol
thp 1ocI ct requires II, sit separately lor the
hearing and disposition OF causes ana matters
assign ii thereto. under ru6s maze by thc court
A majority ofthc judges OF division sha'l con-
stltute II quorum treoi, ana the concurrence ol
two iulres of u divtiOn shall, III every case De
necessary to IL decision, anG all orders ana
iu,lgmenjs of tither division, \ 10 CAUSES anu
matters pending before 1t, shall nave the iorce
and effect Of those ofIhe court ,,..,;.. u,..,.
An opinions of the court, or Of DIVISION lheie-
Of shuI be in writing, and shall De nleu IN lIie
c,,,Srs in which they shall be respectively mace
during the term at which the cause Is sVou'i''tu,
Each division shall haye authority 10 lsSue the
wits and exercise the powers enumerated III Sec
/ tirns 4nnd s Article VII, Of the CONSTITUTIONS
When A Judge of division dlssent5 from the
hudp nent therein, or when ftucrai 4ecstioh Is
iuy1lyed the cause, on the appllChliO" vi uc
insin,r marty Shall be trans ierreu TO the court lor
its ,i.cisjon. or when the court, or llflslOa
thereof in which "a cause is pending, shall so Or
de-. the cause shall be transferred 10 tlle court
iur lis decision. -Four judges OF the court shall
,onstItntp "A quorum thereof and the concurrence
Of fnnr iudges shsl be peccssary TO decision,
! eycplt that when the judges OF the WhOic court
are equally divided in opinion upon the question
of the ntlirmanCe or reversal OF case previously
( daternumed by II lower court. the Judgment Or
der or tlecrlc under review snail De ahirhieu'
Approved March 10, l9O3'
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
THAT section /, Article lG, OF the Constitution
ofhe state OF Arkansas be amended so rs 10
| re I'd rs follows; ,r r.....;
Artrlr lG, section |, Finance and Taxation, -
Neilhcr The state nor any city, county, town or
nIhe, municipality III this state shill ever lOal lls
credit Tor any purpose Wha'everi nor Emu shn'' any
.nmty city, t,wn or municipality ever issue
, W,. interest," bearing evidences OF indebtedness
rIGeut such bonds us may be authorized by law
/ IA uroyide for and secure the payment ol the
present existing lndeuledhess anu tie State stM,'
! irvrr issi any interest bearing treasury war
rnnIs ar scrip. POvlded, thAt cites oil the llrst
and sccond elias may issue interest bearing
"vid.nces of indebtedness, Provided, however,
/ thuth hpiOrp ms law sHVNl Dt Nn'hAl''i INV WY
',,ti or such clty or town shall puss an 0rdi.
nance Specifying ior what purpose ana lor Wha
amount they oeslre to issue l"te'rst bearing eVI'
Ir,,s Of in ebtcdness and the rate OF interest tt
Nv, ntid on The 5ane. sud ordinance shall bC
/ tnbli, he'd for thirty day m II daily paper, pub
f,sh.d IN such cities o. IuNHs, but II l.eie be NJ
i,'', n,,,prs turn tht su,Gv sltll lub shed II
~ weekly paper Of gen 'lo, GmD aIa'ionin tn coun
~ H. which lhr clty o. own Is situated >4',
'yiu,'nrt shall then be submitted to The inhHbl
''s. at the LcM e-0la or special c'ty SltotlOn
.,ntition .rr 5tipn; and # II majority o
a.b '.&.o} N'' question ar
o,duin cu sn.l ne 10. 80, .n, ,. a'I y
wtuplhc sam, shall be nul and void,
'irhr above joint resolution was vetoed by In
cavrrnor and passed over the veto by eac
h~nnah ofthe General Assembly, and ted In III
" Nee of the Secretary of Stale on AEriiS, lW3l
zach plrctor may vote for or against either Of
the above amendments ,,i. ,-,, 1...
7 Witness my official signature, this 10Th day OF
JN0. ". CROCKETT, Sec'y,'of State,
tSEALl by - HoO"l'' Depuy'