Sharp County record., 1904-07-15

Notice is hereby given that the following
! ~ joint resolution g, each proposing IN
amendment TO the State Constitution. were passed
| by the Gene ra. Assembly ut its regular session Of
| 1903, and that the same will be- submitted to the
electors of the state at the next general election,
to be held September 5, 1904, for adoption or re-
| lection, viz:
| PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
After the fourth Monday in January, A. :
! 1905, an additional judge shall be added to the
Supreme Court. and thereafter the court shall
consist OF SIX Judges, and sad court shall be d.
| yded into two visions as follows: One diVis-
| ion to consist Of the Chief Justice and the two
Judges oldest in commission, to te kn ,wn as
Division Number One; the other to consist of the
remaining judges, and to be known as Division
| Number Two. The Chief Justice shall be the
pres ng judge of Division Number One, AMI
| Division Number Two shall elect its Presiding
Judge. The 1t visions shall, when the state Of
| the docl e. requires it, sit separately for the
| hearing and disposition OF causes and matters
! assigned thereto. under rul0s made by the collrt.
A majority of the judges of u division Shall con-
stitute quorum thereof, and the concurrence OF
| two Judge of division shall, III every case be
| necessary to II decision, and all orders and
| judgments of iher division, as to causes and
matters pending before It, shall have the lorce
| and effect OF these Ofthe 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 be respectively made
during the term ut which the cause is submitted,
Each division shall haye authority 10 Issue the
| writs and exercise the powers enumerated IN Sec
| tions 4and 8, Article VII, Of the Constitution.
| When Judge Of division dlssents from the
| Judgment therein, or when Federal question Is
involved, the cause, ON lhe application ol me
losing party shall be transferred to the court for
| its decision; or when the court, or dYlSiOh
thereof In which Il cause is pending, shall so or
de-, the cause shall be transferred TO the court
for its decision. tour JuuSes oi M ,ne ooui, sha,l
constitute u quorum thereof and the concurrence
| of four Judges shsll be necessary 10 u decision,
except that when the judges OF the whoe court
! are equally divided in opinion upon the question
of the afiirmance or revcrsal ota case previously
| determ,ned by a lower court, the judgment, or
| der or decree under review shall be alarmed.
| Approved March 10. lS3,
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section /, Article lG, OF ihq Constitution
of the State Of Arkansas be amended so as TO
| re al as follows: ,,,, ,r,,
| Neither the State nor any city, county, town or
other municipality tins State shall eyerioan It's
| credit for any purpose whatever; nor shail any
| county city, town or municipality ever lssle
any interest bearing evidences OF lnuep'e,hess,
| ey,ept such bonds as may be authorized by law
! m nroyide for and secure the payment OF the
nresen existing Indebtedness; and the state shalt
! never issu any interest bearing treasury war-
rants or scrip. rovlueo u,1' Gn.,es ] VI % ine muS'
| evidences of indebtedness, Provided, however,
| that before this law shall be eneGtlVe, lhe CITY
council of such city or town snail puss IN ornl-
nancs specifying lor what purpose and Tor what
amount they desire to issue interest bearing cvi-
drnces OF Indebtedness and the rate 0i interest TO
! be paid on he sane. SAID ordinance shall oe
mill. he'd for thirty days IN daily puper. pub
iished IN such cities or towns but II there be no
daily papers tnen the same shall be published in
n weekly paper OF general circulation IN the c0un-
| ~ IN which The city or town is situated, said
ordinance shall then be submitted to the inliabi-
tants, at the hext regular or special clty election
tnr r,,tilcnton or reject ion; and II majority of
nh the elect ors voting on such question are
found to be in lavor ol the ratification, then said
ordinauce shall be in full force and cnect other
wise the same shall be null and void.
[Yhc above joint resolution was vetoed by the
Governor and passed over the veto by each
branch of the General Assembly, and filed In the
onice of the Secretary state on hErllS, lN3.
Each elector may vote for or against either Of
''I Witness my Official signature, this 18th day OF
JyG. ". CROCKETT, Scc'y. of State,
Isv.,l ByO, U, LUDWIG, Deputy.