The Forrest City times., 1911-01-20
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q several banks which have since failed would have still been iH eEIstalee The dep1sItsrs would not have last tHstr money. and conf denees would have ve#aiHed ta a greater degree m inc bauAlus institutions ot ths state.
 l would recommend the passage Of B bank ing law that Wlit encourage and urhHia the banking interests of the state and Ntii also protect those who place their money In banks. ! recommend that there ha# created the office of state bank examiner. whose duty Il shaH be tH direct. taAe charge af .hen necessary. and otherwise control fhr entire banking business ot The state sad txamI- ner to be appointed by The governor.
 That for the payment of aiI expense Heces- sary for the carrying out of this law. taN be levied upon the banking interests of the state
 Insurance Department
 Under our present system of handling th> insurance matters of the state. the auditor IS the Insurance commissioner. The audi tor s office Is one of the busiest of all the state departments, and. in addition ta keep ing the accounts 0f the stute, he has tho CoHtederate pensions and insurance matters to look after With the exception of au extra stenosrapher, there is practically the same office force in his office now as there was when the population of the state was one half what it is now The matters con. nected with the enforcement of the laws relative t0 insurance companies have assumed such proportions that t is almost impossible for the auditor to give them the attention they should have. believe you should provide for deputy insurance commissioner to work in connection with the auditor. and under his supervision. and whose entire time should be given to looking after insur- anee matters. This would werk to the ad vantage of the state as well as t8 the al vantage If the insurance companies: would enable us to employ new methods in hand Ing such matters and to look into and rec ommeHd better laws; would relieve the an- ditor of great deal of work that he does not now have time to attend to properly, and would. in this way, give him more time 10 more efhclentiy perform his other duties oeHtye you should give this matter your careful consideration and provide for this deputy
 Initiative, Referendum and Recall.
 The General Assembly of 1909 provided for the submission to the people of pro posed amendment to our constitution author izlne the invocation, when necessary af the initiative and referendum. This proposed amendment, No. 10. voted on at the September election 1910 carried by a constitutional majority, and will be so an nounccd by your body To carry into effect the provisions of this amendment it will De necessary for you t0 pass enabling act setting forth Tn detail the manner of putting to practical usage the initiative and refer endum. recommend that this enabling act set out fully the form of petition for both the Initiative and referendum. the form of the sheet for securing signatures who nay sign sad petition the publication and dIs trIhut1ons of the text of the measure 10 be initiated or referred the sample ballot the argument for and against; the canvass of Inc vote on the measure. tie duties of the secretary ot state. the governor and other officials, together with sueh penalties fer vio- iattoh of thls act you may deem just and proper. This act shauld carefully set forth all these details that they may be easily understood and that future trouble In connection with the same may be avoided also recommend that you provide for the submission of an amendment to the ronsti- luton providing for the recall
 Better Revenue System. l'rlor to 1909, no department was charged with the duty of supervising tho admuiz ira fffrF t.3 state had Department of Mines Manuf4cz turts and Agriculture, an Auditing Depart ment. School Department, Railroad Com mission and various other departmeutS each dependent upon taxation for it's support \ department to see to the enforcement of The faNing laws and to study the revenue system with the view of correcting existing eNlIs was believed to be urgently semauded snd upon my recommendation the legislature or l'd9 passed law creating Tax Com duties:
 | The work of assessing railroads. tele. graph cypress and sleeping ear companies.
 = The supervision of the enforcement of the taNlng laws of the state and of the local assessing and e0uai7ine officers
 he power to equalize the assessments oI the state as between caauIIeS and parts "uuntcs, and as between the several classes qf property subject to taNatiob he investigation of conditions in this and other states with the view of finding me causes et existing evils and the remedies that ought to he applied
 The legislature adjourned without making provision for the maintenance of the com mission. Incidentally the Tax Commission law repealed the cid law providing for the assessment ef board consisting of thc gov etnur secretary nf state and the auditor of the property of the rHllraadz tXuress telegraph aad sleeping car companies sucecedcd Ill finding three men who were Wt3huE to take the appointment as members If the comm SsiaH. assume the bur. ae4S and reSponSlhllltles incident thereto and wait uutll the meeting ot the next Iegis Ffs.Fr l- 49e9. 1 appointed as members of the seM1ttNsl2ne Tor the term If two years J E Hampton. of Dallas County for the term ot tlur years, br 4 r. Moore ut tanlhHer County and for the term uf sFx wears. baAld \. Gatrs, of ne5ha C5gtfY iRe e'iHml ssi9n al once orEauized and t45k hp tae ~Ar6 ef assessing thc railroads In August l9bQ. br. Moore resigned and 4pp9htgd to the place vacated by him l.. NJ Buree of Benton County
 Game and Fish Laws
 There sitI remains in the state ot Ar A@ASas some fish and game. and If should te preserved both for the profit to a5r..Iy9s and for the enjoyment of future generations II IS n many instances heluE ruthIessly tae destraetiab and practically tHe extarrnf= nation ei the praire chickens winch were hunters A lew !ear@ since all nf our wa lttS were ttemTuS with the finest of game hsA- here We're quall in all the fields and squirrels "A all the woods In the more aa
 
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 Railroad DeWarragr Bii
 If tHe raHraad< are uiuwed 10 charge iEste lA'reH> de8ufaase oH fra}sht l.ff h i=a4z s@rs sver certain titae st5er delivery ~ t-aaH uf de>Hnaftula. The railroads fh,,s ss-Nss aH-ht t1 be# EahIe 10 ti..tr r.#aS tHf fae H7Hde .5ssts af 8fl fra5zdt Ve#t554 rzazzrltalt tune atter delivery t1 thsrr ! trtst tsat y1e W5H sXaa5re tEiS sub7eaf= F..ra' iE.lz mt If EHu fad thrre arr 4-v tfs..-y
 iz-e 4aN Me #tH=fN Haea. +. esnAe.tlat.- 5, IL. t.- #aittr "Haea prevents tEe frEzf.s5I "ofe.as az t#r aet taat .ap tsrraa. ~ttI5a H-z i=e a=liaza.Hs ef al.e staae=zazz be aa.=ss tf,affd or tLls >4t-egt
 Graduated Tax on Incomes tereVf,h frs.eait ta= yau l .-5l,- .f Hr #.~ft affi#Hs-at'st "a the euHStltf. t#a.. r lt' .l.gd ~t.t> rFoyilfu- f.r LAX ar te#tss r-E-eB eauy ta- E.,.