Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-19
STORE KEEPER
 NO FIDDLER Norwood Says Man Who Owns Store Cannot Garry His Wares Around.
OLD R. R. BONDS FOUND
Secretary Ludwig Thinks He, Has Found Money for State-Work
 on the State Capitol.

Little Rock, Aug. 1S.-Owning store and being a county or state agent does not entitle a man to leave his store and peddle his commodit- les over the county, without being a ylolator of the state anti-Deddlinp act, is the gist of an opinion render ed today by Attorney General Nor wood. Several application for opin- ions in the peddling act have been received during the past week by the Attorney General, one coming from firm of Assyrians which operate a big store ill Fort Smith and has ped dlers all over the state. This con- cern wanted to know if it was forced to pay $50 annual license for each peddler to the state, and $50 for each county in which he operated. An af- flrmatlye answer was given and the next day the Assyrians sold their store in Fort Smith.
 Money is Unearthed.
 Dreams of wealth unearthed for the state chased themselves through the mind of Secretary of State o. c. Ludwig Thursday as he drew from the drawer of an old safe in the state house two railroad stock certificates made out in the name of the State of Arkanc9S cI, Of stock of par value of $1OO per share. The first certificate was Mo- II of the Mississippi, Ouachita and Red River railroad Co.,, and was is- sued Feb. 3, 1859. The second was certificate No. 131 of the Memphis & Little Rock railroad company, is- sued Feb. 7. 1859. The first was signed by Charles McDermott as president, and the other by John Robinson as president. Though the certificates were old and Secretary Ludwig had never heard of one of the roads, the $9O,O00 valuation of the stock looked big to him and worthy of Investigating. A peep at the Acts of 1859 shows that an act was passed by the General Assembly, au- thorizing the purchase of the stock in the name of the state, it to be paid for out of the per cent allotted to Arkansas for the purpose of assist ing railroads. None of the railroad men of Little Rock know anything of the Mississippi, Ouachita & Red Riv- CT railroad, but it is supposed to have been the origin of some trunk line now operating ill the state. As the corporation is long since eX- tinct, the state owns very pretty Autograph, the total value of the stock certificate The Memphis and Little Rock is that portion of the Rock Island now operated between Little Rock and Memphis. The road which issued the certificate was re- organized time after time, was more often in the hands of receivers than out, sold under foreclosure so often the courts hammer was badly scar red, and the old certificate has nc value now. This is tic opinion o attorneys for the railroad who look ed at the old certificate of stock At torney General Norwood will loo' into the matter.
 Will Clear State Titles.
 What property in Little Rock be, longs to the state, the state wants Where there are trespassers Cover nor Donaghey wants clear field s' there can be no spot on the states title to the land in question. Witt the intention of clearly defining the boundary of all state property in ant around Little Rock, Gov. Donaghe, today authorized J. c. Martin, civi engineer, to study the original plat' and make surveys which will estab fish the boundary of all state prop erty. Gov. Donaghey has made close study of the state property fea ture during the past month and som peculiar facts have been brought t
 light. He found that the state ac
 quired a plot of ground 300 fee : square from the Beebe heirs, upo
 which the state house now stands
 and in the deed is the specific un ! Dora