Sharp County record., 1904-03-25
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF ARKANSAS

Notice is hereby given that The following
~ joint resUlutiJI 5, each proposing ah
amendment 10 the State Constitution, Wefepase9
by The Genera. Assembly vt liz ]eguiar sesslOa@
1893, und that the same will be suDmllet 10 Inc
electors Ol The SlJte al the EeNt general ele'pOt,
10 be held September ), 1904, for adoption OF IT,
lection, viz;
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
After the fourth Monday in January, A. y,
1905, an additional judge shall he added " uM
Su. rene Court and thereafter tho cCuft shaa
consist OF SIX judges, and sand court sha0 ~ w
yideu into two divisions MS follows: one un'' '
lou to consist of the Chief Justice ana the WV
Judges oldest in commission, 10 De hn,"r hnshs
Division Number One; the ptbcr to consist o. Wv
remaining Judges, anu TO be known as D'i'Ts w. ,Ss
Number lwo The Chief justice shali oc wv W,
presiding judge oil Division Number uhe' & ams
Division lumber Two shall elect It's lfesiup5
Judge. The visions shall, when .hc sla.0 us ~
the dOcI requires ii, SIT separately ar ioa .s
hearing end disposition OF causes anu in"" ,
assigned thereto, under ruIos made by INC eou''
maj jOnty ui The judges of division snul v'1 VI
sluute quorum thereof, and Inc CONCUR @ Ien~ ks NJ
two Judges oi u division shall, ~ ever! o"'' and
necessary to Il decision, ahG all oIucls '~I
Judgments OF iiher division, as 70 onuoe' ,orcs
matters pending before 1t, shall nave u'e '''''
and eject of those Of the court. ,,-. ,hors.
All opinions Of the court, or OF diVlSion "' ,ss
Of, shall be IN wrlLlng, ana shall De nleu ~ nsdo
causes IN which they shall be respectively ,,,I
during the term III winch tue CAUSE ls s,n tbe
Zach division shall hdye authority 10 lsSTu osc
WrllS and exercise the pUWers enuiheIaeu ai"n
til MS and s Article VII, Of the COhsl'Vv r,n the
" hen Judge Of II division dlssents nun nn ~ !.
judgment therein, Ur WHEN II teuera' 9a.' =. ihe
Involved, ine cause, ON the appllcutlou ovr, for
losing party, shall be transferred 10 lie eVi,isios
It's decision; or when the court, OF " va az,
thereof in winch cause is pending, snni ~ ,ourt
de- the cause shall be transferred 10 tne hall
Tor lis decision, tOur Judges OF lhe oo' o,rrs,se
Constitute uquorum ther' OF, ana lne oonT ntci,ou
OF four Judges biisll be necessary 10 w. w court
except that when the Judges Ol the VIM, o,,s.on
are equally divided In oplnlun upoh ,no gd,nously
OF the alirmance Or reversal OF CAUSE pert' or
determined by lower cOait, We Juue.eJ
der OF decreG under review shall DC ainiNhN
Approved March 10, 1913.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section /, Article l6, OF III. IONS GS M ia
OF the StaLc OF Arkansas bc amended s'
read rs follows: r,.o,iou.
Article IL, section !, Finance and luAa.'v luA'nSn OF
Neither the state nor any CITY, county V',u its
oIher municipplity Al h,s slate shall ever W amy
credit lor any purpose Whatever; nor " ol" issue
county, city, l. Wn or mun'Clpnlly tt.,Ju, se,
amy interest Depring erldcnCes Oi INV. ' nv Law
except such bonds as may he autholiH'u, If lue
10 provide lUr and secure the pay ,s,,e ,uou slI.l
present existing Indebtedness; ana Tue n'" ' v,uI-
never issu. uny interest bearing lreasW Ia ,Ist
rants Or scrip, PROVIDED, thai clues VI u",arlng
aud second class may lnsue mtels''h 'hnNeypr,
evidences Ul indebtedness. lrONiu.u, IN" ,bp Guy
that before this iHw shall he .ltelNt' az ordi,
council Of such Guy Or town shall pnss 'r what
nance Specifying lUr what purpose "hu hrinr , ryl.
amount lhey ueelle 10 lsspe lattleeV ,a,Yst 10
dences OIlnuebtedness and the rale Vi ,ehnl be
be pad On the sune. sad ordinance sr uub.
publ he'd lor thirty days IN ,laiiV P"pre be ~
lishtd IN such clles or Towns, but IL uv,".hrd 10
uHily pHpcrs then lhe sane shall DC ,h. cuun.
weekly paper Of general cncula'io ~ vi said
ty ~ which The city or Town Is siluu silu'na inhubl-
ordinance shall then be submitted 10 W. .,.cIlon,
tanls, at the next iegular or speciai oi., oi.,,nry o
Tor ratitcnllon on REJECTION; abu u .tiou arr
All the electors vOtlng on such lu''n s',Sn SAID
found to be IN iavor ol lhe Ratification, nlhcr-
orulnn3ce shall be IN full lOrce anu cn'''
wl.e The SAINT shall be null and v0lu' od NV The
The above j9lnl resolution was Ne.o'G hv v eaCI
Governor AMI passed over The V9'V ~ in liz
branch Ul lhu General Assembly, anu ~ rEj,l
olcc Of the secretary Oft tae On All ,.,snsr VI
Lacu eector may Vote Tor Ur aS@lhss ''''
The ABOVE aalSndments. ,.,h day o.
Wnness my onieial signature, lhlS io'" '
trhiGury, 1904 or Stpte,
JNO, " CROCKETT, Sec'y' o.. o. 80
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