The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-01
AMENDMENTS TO THE CON
STlTUTION OF THE STATE
DE ARKANSAS

Notice is hereby given that the following
Joint resolutions, each proposing an amend
inent TO the state Constitution, were passed
oy the General Assembly at its regular ses-
SION OF 1903, and that the same will be sub
mltted 10 the electors OF the State at the next
general election, to be held September D. 1904,
Tor adoption or rejection, Wiz
PROPOSED AMEN 0MEtT.
After the fourth Monday in January. a. D.
loo9 an additional judge shall be aGded to he
supreme Court. and thereafter the court
shall consist OF sin judges, and said court
shalt be divided into Two divisions az follows:
one division to consist of the Chief JG.tise
and the two judges oldest in commission. T.
be known as Division Number One; the other
10 consist OF the remaining judges. and 10 be
known as Division Number Two. The Chief
Justice shall be the presiding Judge Of DLyis-
ion Number One, and Division Number Two
snail elect its presiding judge. The divisions
shall, when the state Of the docket requires
II, SIT eeparhtely for the hearing and dsposi-
ton OF causes and matters assigned thereto,
under rules made By the court. A majority
OF the judges Of n division shall constitute
quorum thereof. and the concurrence of two
Judges of division shall, in every case. be
necessary to a decision. and all orders and
judgments of either division, as to causes
and matters pending before it. shall have the
force and effect of those of the court
All opinions of the court. or of division
thereof. shall be in writing. and shall be filed
IN the causes in which they shall be respec-
lively made during the term at which the
cause is submitted. Each division shall have
authority TO issue the writs and exercise the
powers enumerated in sections and 5, Arti-
Gle ' IL, of the Constitution.
When judge of a division dssents from
the Judgment therein, or when Federal
question is involved, the cause. on the appli.
cation of the losing party. shall be transfer
red to the court for its decision: or when the
court. or a division thereof in which a cause
Is pending. shall so order. the cause shall be
transferred 10 the court for its decision.
-Four Judges of the court shall constitute
quorum thereof. and the concurrence of four
Judges shall be necessary to a decision. ex-
cept that when the judges of the whole court
are equally divided in opinion upon the
question of the atiirmance or reversal of
cause previously determined by lower
court. the judgment order or decree unde
review shall be affirmed.
Approved March 10. 1893.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
That section l, Article Ii, of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Arkansas be amended so
as TO read as follows:
Article l6, section /, Finance and Taxation.
Neither the state. nor any city, county.
town or other municipality in this 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 bonds
as may be authorized by law To provide tor
and secure the payment of the present ex-
isting Indebtedness: and the State shall new
er issue any interest bearing treasury war
rants or scrip. Provided. that the cities of
the first and second class may issue interest
bearing evidences of Indebtedness. Provided
tive, the city council OF such city or town
shall pass an ordinance specifying for what
purpose and for what amount they desire TO
issue interest bearing evidences of indebted.
ness and the rate OF interest TO be paid on
the same. Said ordinance shall be published
Tor thirty days in daily paper published in
such cities or towns, but II there be no daily
papers then the same shall be published in a
weekly paper of general circulation in the
county in which the city or town is situated.
said ordinance shall then be submitted to the
inhabitants. at the next regular or special
city election, for ratification or rejection;
and il a ma iority 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 shall
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
filed in the office of the Secretary OF State on
April :. 1861
Each elector may vote for or against either
OF the above amendments.
Witness my official signature, this 18th day
OF February. 1904.
JNO. w. CROCKETT. Sec'y of State.
eEAL3 BY q. {. LUDWIG, Deputy.