Sharp County record., 1904-07-29
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF ARKANSAS

Notice is hereby given h that ,tl ihe following
amendment to the State Constitution, were passed
by the Genera. Assembly at its regular session of
! 1909, 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. D
! 1905, an additional judge shall be added to the
Supreme Court, and thereafter the court shall
consist OF slX judges, and said court shall be di-
! vided into two divisions Us follows: One divis-
| ion to consist Nf the Chef Justice ana the two
Judges oldest in commission, to be kn-wn us
| 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
presiding judge OF Division Number One, AMI
| division Number Two shall elect its presiding
Judge The divisions shall, when the state Of
| the doc et requires ii, sit separately for the
hearing and disposition of causes and matters
assigned thereto, under rules made by the court.
| A majority of the Judges of n division SHAH con-
stltute quorum thereof, and the concurrence Of
two judges of division shall, IN every case be
necessary to decision, anG all orders and
judgments OF either division, a. to causes and
matters pending before 1t, shall have the force
and effect of those The court.
! All opinions 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 at which the cause Is submitted,
| Fachdvsion shall have authority TO issue the
writs and exercise the powers enumerated in Sec
items 4und 8, Article VII, Of the Constitution.
When Judge Of adivisOn dIsscnts from the
Judgment therein, or when Federal question is
| Involved, the cause, ON the application OF the
losing marty shall be transferred to the court for
! its decisions or when the court, or Il division
thereof in which Il cause is pending, shall 50 or
de-, the cause shall be transferred to the court
| for its decision. Four judges OF the court shall
constitute quorum thereof, and the concurrence
! of four Judges shsll be necessary 10 u decision,
except that when the judges Of the whole court
| are equally divided in OPINION upon the question
! of the airmance or reversal OFT cause previously
! determined byu lower court, the judgment, or
| der or decree under review shall be affirmed.
Approved March 10, 1903.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section /, Article 49, OF III. Constitution
of the State OF Arkansas be amended so as to
re Ad as follows;
Neither the state nor any city, county, town or
other municipality IN this state shall ever loan its
credit tor amy purpose whatever: nor shall any
county. city, town or nunIclpnliy eyer Issue
except such bonds as may be authorized by law
/ to prov idle l0r and secure the payment of the
present existing Indebtedness and the state Shall
never Issue any interest bearing treasury war;
rants or scrip. Povided, that cities Of the first
and second elias may lSsu" interest bearing
evidences OF indebtedness. Provided, however,
that before this law shall be elective, The city
D u
| nance specifying iOr what purpose and iOr what
amount they desire to issue Interest bearing Cvl-
dvnces of Indebtedness and the rate OF interest to
! he paid on the sane. said ordinance shall be
uubli he'd for thirty days IN daily paper pub
lnhcd IN such cities OF Towns, hut If there be no
daily papers tnen the same snail D. pub shed IN
~ weekly paper Of genefal circulation ia the colln
ly IN which the cIty or town Is situated Sanl
ordinance shall then be submitted to the ihilab-
tnnts. at the heXt pguac or special city election
for ratification " r,jeclionj and If u majority OF
Ajl the Plecl Ors voting on such question are
found 90 be IN layor OF the raj illcalon, then SAID
ordinance shall be- 10 full force and effect, other
wise the same shall be null and void.
IIhe above joinl resolution was vetoed by The
Governor ana passed over the veto Dy each
branch Of the GcncrA Assembly, and filed In the
olice of the secretary of atae on Arrl6, 1893 i
Each el,ctor may vote for or against either OF
the aDoye amendments
Witness'my official Signature, this 18th day OF
February, le0i
JN0. ". CROCKETT, scc'y. Of state,
tSEAl By o.. 4, LUDWIG, deputy.