Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-01-28
IN THE HOUSE.
Bills introduced.

House Bill No. Sc (Rounree),
amending sections 1909, 1910, 1911
and 1912 of Kirby's Digest so that
any one carrying a revolver or gun
may not only be fined, but may be
sentenced to county jail for a period
of from thirty days to six months,
and also eliminating the exception of
army and navy revolVers from the
law.
House Bill No. 81 (Rowe), relating
to the liability of railroad compa-
MES, street railway companies, in
terurban railway companies doing
business in this state, and every per-
son, firm or corporation engaged in
mining in this state, to their en-
ployes in all cases" of accident, in
jury or death. Read second time, on
motion of Mr.. Rowe. and referred to
the committee on judiciary.
House Bill No. 81 (Shockley), pro
viding for the adjustment OF the
convict lease system and making it
unlawful to lease state c0nYicts for
labor hereafter. Read twice.
House Bill No. 80 (Simpson), pro-
hibiting any intoxicated person from
attending a public gathering and pro-
hibiting the shipping or carrying OF
intOXicants into prohibition territory;
requiring railroads and express COM
panies to keep a record of articles
shipped into prohibition territory,
with names of parties sending and
receiving goods, for the purpose of
reference, and providing a fine OF
from $40 to $25 and sentence of five
days on the public roads for any VIC
lation
House Bill No "a (StreeD, requir-
ing all state conViCts to be worked
at the state farm and providing for
the establishment and maintenance
of a publishing plant at the state
farm, in which the convicts would
be worked and which would produce
school books for Arkansas.
House Bill No. 81 Glover, Great
ing a commission to adjust the con-
troversy between the state and the
new state capitol contra ctors; abol-
ishing the state capitol commission
disposing of the services of the archi-
tect; annulling the contract with
Caldwell & Drake and providing that,
if Caldwell & Drake will abide by the
decision of the commission, the lac
ter shall proceed to investigate the
state capitol situation and determine
whether the contractors owe the staye
Or the state owes the contractors
House Bill No. 80 (Yeager). pre-
venting overcharge for such merchan-
disc as can be purchased at a gen
eral grocery store; providing that it
shall be unlawful for any corpora
ton or firm TO charge more than 10
per cent above the regular cash price
charged by other stores in the same
community and providing fine of
SO to $25 for any violation.
House Bill No 100 Drown of Prai-
rie), amending sections 1854 and 1855
of Kirbys Digest so that the number
of challenges possible in felony and
misdemeanor cases is reduced. Read
twice.
Representative P. E. Rowe of Sebas-
tian county will introduce at this
session bill so regulating the prac-
tiee before chancery courts that suits
may be tried before the regular term.
If a suit is filed at such time that
it could no: be tried, under law, I'M
til the next regular term of court even
though the court be in session, under
Mr.. Rowes proposed law that suit
could be heard at once. If an ac-
ton required by law to be filed 80
days or more before the court sits
is filed within the limit Mr.. Rowe
contends that it should be tried at
that session of court and not be held
over until the next regular session.