The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31
elIIs Passed In the House.
To resuire the building of a depo, a; Arkansas City.

proposing an amendment 10 the con stitution making a poll tax receipt a necessary qualification 10 voting was adopted.
 Providing that in suits brought eS employees against employers in cases of accident caused by machinery being not properly guarded. the fact that l such employe entered the employ of the defendant with knowledge of the ! circumstances shall not be set up as a defense.
 To require circuses and shows to exhibit all shown by their advertising, | under penalty of a fine of sl0.
 To require the Iron Mountain Rail- road to build depot at Blackwell, Conway county.
 To prevent the sale or giving away of intoxicants within three miles of the high school at Salem, Fulton county.
 To require the Frisco Railroad to erect depot at Foreman at least three times as large as the present build ing
 To authorize the special school dis trict of Malvern to borrow money.
 To authorize clerks of probate courts 10 loan money belonging to minors on unencumbered real estate to the extent of half is value.
 To authorize the teaching Of ele- mentary agriculture in the public ] schools of the state The bill makes l it optional with the directors of the school districts as to whether the sub ] jeet shall be taught To require non-residents, swapping horses or peddling stoves. pianos. l chairs. etc. to take out license
 To prevent persons other than em- i ployes and passengers from boarding trains
 Requiring corporations issueing mer- chandise coupon books to employees to redeem in cash unused coupons.
 To limit the number of witnesses in felony cases to ten and misdemeanor cases To five
 To prevent fraudulent practices by nurserymen
 To authorize the railroad commits sion to regulate telegraph, telephone and sleeping car rates.
 To authorize county judges 10 lease wild sixteenth section school lands for he purpose of putting same in culti- yation.
 To prohibit the running of pool and billiard rooms in other than ineorpor ated towns and cities Violation ot the provisions of the bill is made a misdemeanor, punishable by q fine of not less than $10 nor more than s25 for each offense
 To regulate the Mississippi River Hamburg and Western Railroad, and buid q depot and keep an agent at Mist, Ashley county
 Amending the law relating 10 i'm proyement districts
 Authorizing the school district oi England 10 borrow money.
 Creating the Arkansas History Com mission.
 Allowing notaries public to take acknowledgement of deeds outside oi their own counties
 To force railway construction com panies 10 furnish employees protection from the weather
 To exempt Lincoln county from the act of he last legislature giving s2ot If the S5eo county liquor license te the school fund.
 To cure defect in the act Of 190e limiting continuous working of ralI road traiumen and operators TO six teen hours
 To make railroad companies liable for loss of or injury 10 livestock
 Bills Introduced in the House.
 To prevent the spread of contagioa; diseases in common schools and gi1e school boards power to enforce regnla tions requiring vaccination.
 To classify and define vagraney To regulate water gas and electri; companies ill cities of the first and see oud class It requires them 10 fur nish meters free of charge and 10 fur nish annually printed statement o1 !. rates
 Joint resolution No 15. proposing an amendment to the constitution pro yidng that all district, township, eoun ty and state officers, except those whose terms are prescribed by law for a longer period be elected for term, of foGr lears. II also give he govern or power to fill vacancies and pro yides that after the adoption of tht amendment a general election shat be held the first Monday in September 1908 II also proposes that the lesis lature shall meet quadrennially t transact general leeislatiou and bi ennially for the purpose of making appropriation An amendment was of fered providing that no officers be eli gible to succeed themselves. which witt the hill was referred to the committed on constitutional amendments
 Providing that in municipal corpo rations new wards may be formed ou' of parts of old wards without affecting the composition of the aldermanic body
 For the better protection of farmer.