Sharp County record., 1904-06-03
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF ARKANSAS

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Notice is hereby givtn that the following
~ Joint resolution 5, each proposing an
amendment to the State Constitution, were pasftt
by the Gene ri! Assembly ut liz regular session CT
1903 and that the same wilkb subnliei to the
electors Of the state ut he.HeXt general ctGtlou,
to be held September ;, 1904, for adoption or re-
lection. viz:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
After the fourth Monday in january, A. D,
1906, TN nd titenal judge shall be added TO me
Supreme Court and thereafter the court shall
consist OF SIX Judges, and said court shad be di-
vided into two divisions rs follows: one dlVlS-
ion TO, consist nf the Chief Justice ana the TWO
judgesoldes in commission, to Ie kn,Wn aS
Division Number One; the other to consist Of tile
remalninr Judges, and to be known as DIVISION
Numbewi wo The Chief Justice shall be the
presiding Judge of Division Number one, ana
division Eumber Two shall elect its presiding
Judge. The divisions shall, when the state Of
the docl et requires it, sit separately Tor The
hearing and disposition OF causes nnd matters
assigned thereto, under rui0s made by tAe couH.
stitute unorum thereof Snd the concurrence o.
two judges OF II diyisiOn shall, III every case pc
necessary to Il decision, and all ordefs aGu
judgments OH ither division, q to causes anu
matters pending before IT, shall have the iQfcG
and effect Of those Ofihe court
All opinions of the court, or of a diEisl0n there
Of shall be in writing. and shall be tled IN lhc
causes 10 which they shall be. respectively maze
during the term NJ which the chNsc iS s9Vmlt'to,
Each division shall hayc authority 10 Issue the
writs and exercise the D0wers,enpmerateq IN Sec
tions land 5, Article VII, Of the Constitution
When II judge of II division dlssents lrOlA lhe
judgment therein, or when Federal question Is
involved the cause, on the application 0l the
losing party, shall be transferred to the court Tor
its decision; OF when the court, or dlVlslOh
1,hereoi in which II cause Is pending, shall 50 or
De: the cause shall be tranferrrd TO the court
lor It's decision, Four judges OF the court shall
constitute II qloaum ther, ", and the concurrence
of four Judges st- II he necessary 10 decision,
exceIt that when the indges OF the whole court
ar4eually divided In oplnion upon the question
of Tire afrmance or reversal ofa cause pleVlolply
determined by Il lower court, the judgment, or
der or decree under review shall be alarmed.
Approved March 10, 1903.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Tim, socaoni. Article IS, OF hg Constution
of the State OF Arkansas spe alhehueu so do W
re.d as follows: - ,L,.
Article lG, section Finance and Taxation -
Neither the state nor amy city, county, town or
other municipality IN this State snail ever l0ah lls
credit for amy purpose whatever: nor shali any
county, city, tnwn or municipality asler Issue
amy interest bearing evidences Of Wdebtednts',
oNycpt such buuds as may De Iu,horl1'u OS law
10 provide iOr ipd secure the payment I" llr
,,,pnt existing mdVbtedu 3ss; Hud INC state SlA''
,,.vrr issu uuy interest bearing treasury Nuf-
.,nls or scrip, Provided, that cities OF the hrat
and second class may issre interest bearing
t.NtdrLCps OF indebtedness, lTONiuehi HoNNN'IJ
rnut brio q This lilW shall be elective, lhc Guy
council such city or town shah n0ss IN orll-
mace specify lying lOr what purpose ana l0r what
amount they desire to Issue l"leitat pearlnS eNi-
urps of Indebtedness aud the rate cl Interest TO
De paid On the sane, SAld ordinance sh'Il pc
nuLU rpuIor thirty days IN daily paper, pup
ish,d IN such cities or towns, bul IL lhrFt pc no
,Htiy papers taen the saniu shnil D. Pup,,shr" u
a weekly paper 0t general clrculailoh III llt Gun
=, which the city or town Is sHuHeu 'anl
Samancc shall then be submitted 10 me ihHaoi-
rn,,. a, inc next egulag Or special clii reCtl2n,
ri,, m ,dcnIion un election; uhu Il u mM0flly o
al he rlcol ors voting on suGh question are
oup'l ~ be IN favor OF the ratification, then said
,lu. zee shall be Ia full force aud ch1ct, other
Nike the same shall be nu.l and void
ITne above joint resolution was vetoed ny lhe
,.hvrrnor and passed over The veto 0y e%Gh
Srpneh OF lhe Genera Assembly, and He'd IN The
onicp of the Secretary ofotG,e On AErho, l.Oj'
Euch,clpctor may vote for Ot against tlthef ol
th, nl,pte Ameadment3,
"A ,nrss my olciUi signature lhia ioth uay oil
JJNG;.''W. URUCKETt, scc'y. OF state,
fsrAtl Sy ., e. LuUwiGi Deputy.