The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-28
IN THE HOUSE.
Bills Introduced.

House Bill No Sc tRountree),
amending sections 1909, 1910, 1911
and 1912 of kirbys Digest so that
any one carrying revolver or gun
may not only be fined. but may be
sentenced 10 county jail tor a period
of from thirty days to six months,
and also eliminating the exception OF
army and navy reyolyers from the
law
House Bill No 81 (Rowe). relating
to the liability of railroad compa-
nies,N street railway companies, in
terurban railway companies dong
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 BIZ No. 81 (Shockley), pro
vidng for the adjustment OF the
convict lease system and making il
unlawful to lease state conyiets for
labor hereafter Read twice.
House Bill No 90 (Simpson), pro
hibitiug amy intoxicated person from
attending a public gathering and pro
hibiting the shipping or carrying OF
mtoXicants 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
~ fsF ~,
days on the public roads for any VIC
lation.
House Bill No. "a tSreeD, requir-
ing all state convicts 10 be worked
az the state farm and providing for
the establishment and maintenance
of publishing plant al the state
farm. in which the conyiets would
be worked and which would produce
school books for Arkansas.
House Bill No. 81 (Glover), Great
ing a commission to adjust the con
troyersy between the state and the
new state capitol contractors; 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 d Drake will abide by the
decision of the commission, the lat
ter shall proceed TO investigate the
state capitol situation and determine
whether the contractors owe the sta'e
Or the state owes the contractors
House Bill No. 80 (Yeagerl, pre-
venting overcharge for such merchan-
disc as can be purchased at a gen
eral grocery store providing that il
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 sam"
community and providing a fine of
$40 to $2a for any violation.
House Bill No 100 Drown of Prai
riel. amending sections 1884 and $3.50
OF Kirby's Digest so that the number
of challenges possible i'll felony and
misdemeanor cases is reduced. Read
twice.
Representative p. f. Rowe of Sebas-
tian county will introduce at this
session bill so regulating the prac
lice before Chancery courts that suits
may be tried before the regular term.
If suit is filed al such time that
il could not be tried. under law. un-
ill the next regular term of court even
though the court be in session, under
Mr. Rowe's proposed law that suit
could be heard at once If an ac-
ton required by law 10 be filed 30
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.