The Forrest City times., 1905-03-17
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
Summary of the Ninth Week Of Ar kansas General AssenbIy's Session Some Of the New laws.

kansas General AssenbIy's Session
 Some Of the New Lava.
 During the ninth week of the ses- sion of the legislature many spirited | debates were had in both houses, most ly over measures of interest to only few localities of the state. As in the Brooks bill for consolidation of cities. which is really bill permitting Little Rock to annex Argenta. The senate bill to prevent railroad acci- dents by designating the type of en- zines to be used and limiting the work of engineers, was defeated in the sen ate. The bill amending the school laws and making each county a school district was lost.
 Bills Passed in Senate.
 Authorizing the Fuckers lake levee district to issue $15,o00 in bonds. The district comprises eight to ten sections of land. although the leyee to be con- structed will be only about five miles in length.
 To prevent the sale or giving away of liquor within five miles of the Uni versity of Arkansas, at Fayetteville.
 Providing for the assessment and taxation of timber rights,
 To extend the hunting season for quail two weeks. or 10 March 1.
 Amending section 3 of Kirby's Di- gest, so that probate courts may ad- minister upon estates of $500 or less, in favor of widow or minor children, vesting the property in such heirs, without the necessity of the appoint ment of an administrator, as now re- quired.
 Providing for the appointment of as sistant prosecuting attorneys in case of the disability of the regular prose cutting attorney.
 Providing for the publication of lists of delinquent lands in the district in which the lands are situated in coun- ties having two judicial districts.
 Senate Bills introduced.
 To prohibit gambling It covers specifically bookmaking or pool sell ing on horse races; in short, it is an anti-pool room bill. The punishment is fine of siO0 and Imprisonment Of thirty days.
 To provide that hereafter the chief of police in cities of the first class shall be elected by the people at the same time and in the same manner as the E mayors are now elected
 To declare the place of delivery of intoxicating liquors to be the place of sale, and making it unlawful to con- sign any intoxicating liquors to any prohibited district.
 To extend the provisions of section 6649 of Kirbys Digest to employees of other corporations, as well as to rail- 2 road employees, who. under that sec tion, may collect all the wages due them if unjustly discharged before the time or which they are employed has expired
 Declaring common public nuis- ances all houses and premises in which gambling is carried on, or in which the illegal sale or manufacture of liquor of any kind is carried on. The fine under the bill is from sl0o to $500 for each offense.
 To enlarge the powers of the rail- road commission in the matter of the reweighing of carload lot of freight before delivery.
 To provide for the assessment of all rolling stock consisting of private cars used by railroad companies op- erating in this state. requiring lists of such private cars to be made to the secretary of state of the number of such cars and number of miles they were operated during the preceding year.
 To authorize cities of the first class 10 enlarge the powers of their city councils, so that they may elect a board of police commissioners, to con sist of the city physician. city attor ney and the chairman of the police committee of the city council, which commission shall have entire control of the police force, appointment of members, etc
 Amending the general law for the St. Francis levee district, making the appointment of members of the board by the governor subject 10 the con- "firmation by the senate. and appoint ing new board to serve for the next two. four. six and eight years
 Amending the law regulating the sale of cocaine, to make the restric- tions more stringent, requiring a sep arate prescription for each sale. etc
 Making it no defense by railroads in suits for damage for loss or dam age to goods in transit to show that the loss occurred on connecting lines without the state.
 Bills Passed in the House.
 Creating the office of tax collector for Madison county
 To appropriate s25 .000 for the main. tenance of the state guard.
 The establishment of a station at Delaplaine, Green county.