The Forrest City times., 1904-05-13
AMENDMENTS TO THE CON STlTrTION OF THE STATE
 OF ARKANSAS

Notice is hereby given that the following Joint resolutions, each proposing an amend. ment tG the state Constitutions were pnssed by the General Assembly ai its regular ses- slon of 1905 and that the same will be sub mttcd to the electors Of the State at the next general elrction, to be held September ,. lgp4 for adoption or rejection, viz:
 PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
 Alter the fourth Monday in January, A. D 1917, an additional judge shall be acded to the supreme Court. and ttereattcr 7the court shall consist ot six judges. and said court shall be divided into two divisions as follows. One division to consist of the Chief Justice and the two judges oldest in commission. to be known Hs Division Number One; the other to consist of the rema ming judges and to be known as Division Number Two. The Chef Justice shall be the presiding judge ot DlVis- ion Number One. and Division Number Two shall elect Its presiding judge. The divisions shah, when the state of the docket requires II, sit separately for the hearing and disposi- tior of causes and matters assigned thereto, under rules made by the court. A majority of the judges of d division shall constitute quoruh thereQf.. and the concurrence of two judges of di isiQh sifs'tt ip erery ease, be necessary to u decit!tu md all orders and judgments of eitLer division. as to causes force and efiect of those of the court All opinions of the court or of a division thereof shall be in writing. and shall be filed in the causes in which they shall be respec. uyely made during the term al which the cause Is submitted. Each division shall have authority to issue the writs and exercise the | ,. l. cle I'll, of the Constitution.
 When judge of n division dissents from the judgment therein, "r when Federal question IF involved. the cause on the appli. cation of the losing party, shall be transfer red 10 the court for its decision; or when the court, or Il division thereof in which s cause is pending, shall so order, the cause shall be transferred to the court tor its decision. | Four judges Ot the court shall constitute A quorum thereof. and the concurrence of four i judges shall be necessary to d decision. eN- Cept that when the Judges of the whole court are equally divided in opinion upon the i question of the aiiirmanec CT reversal of \ cause previously, determined by u lower l court. the judgment, order OF decree unde review shall be affirmed
 | Approved March lu. lNLi.
 PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
 l That section l. Article 1G, of the Constftu. | tiOn of the state of Arkansas be amended so as to read as follows:
 Article IL, section l. Finance and Tavatiou Neither the state, nor ar4 city. county, l town or other municipality in thls State shall | ever loan it's credit for any purpose what l ever; nor shall any county city, town or | municipality ever issue any interest bearing l evidences ut indebtedness, except such bonds | as may Dc authorized bN law to proYide for and secure the payment of the present pX- lsting indebtedness; and the State shah nev- ! CT issue any interest bearing treasury war i rants or scrip Provided. that the cities oi | me ntst ana 5econd class may issue interest bearing evidences Ot indebtedness. Provided. | however, that Uci0re thls law shall be ec- ] tive, the city council Of such city or town
 
 purpose and for what amount they dcsIre tn issue interest bearing evidences of indehteG- i ness and the rate Of interest To be paid on the same. Said orGtHGnce shall be published i for thirty days in a daily paper. published in such cites or towns, but II there be no taiIy papers then the same shall be published in n 1 weekly paper Ol general circulation in the l county iO which the CitS or town is Situatpd said ordtnarce shall then he submitted to the ! inhabitants, al the next regular or speciaI ! city election. for ratification or rejection . and II aInriB of all the electors votin. on such question are tound to be in favor of ih,. ! ratification, then said Urdi3ance shall he in tuil force and effect, otherwise the same shall be null and void | tIhe a93Ye. iOlnt resolution was vetoed hv the Governor and passed over the veto hy each brsneh oi the General Assembly. and hlea m me me oihce of the Secretary Of State on
 f,ach fi"Sfot may v"te for or against ther of The btuye amendments
 Witness my official signature this l,th 1ar
 ot February. 1g1i N'' JNo, ". CROCKETT. See'y of state.
 t>LAL.i By Q. (. LUDWIG, Deputy.