Pocahontas star herald., 1911-01-20
IN THE HOUSE.
Bills Introduced.

ment of differences between employ.
ers and employees.
BY Williams, to provide for COM
pulsory education in counties not cov-
cred by former acts.
BY Glover, to make card playing by
anyone under 81 years of age for
any purpose unlawful.
By Campbell, to close all saloons,
bars, etc, between the hours Of 8
p. m. and a. m.
By Num-, to authorize town OF
Magazine to collect municipal tax for
1909.
By Hardage, to authorize the treas
urer and auditor to place $4,000 Of
the sinking fund in the general rev.
enue fund.
By Partain, requiring mine opera
tors to build more shelter holes, not
to place tipples over main shafts, and
to improve mining conditions other.
wise for the safety of the miners.
Joint resolution by Hudson, provid
ing that school tax shall not exceed
I mills.
BY Glover to amend law regulating
the carrying of deadly weapons.
BY Thompson, to exempt ministers
of the gospel from liability to the
road tax law.
BY Meador, to appropriate $l,25O,
900 for Confederate pensions for the
next two years.
BY Clarke of Lonoke, to suppress
mob violence.
BY Faulkner, to create a Northeast
Cattle Tick Eradication district, in.
Guiding Baxter, lizard, Fulton, Inde-
pendence, Jackson, Sharp, Randolph,
Lawrence, Cross, Poinsett, Craig
head, Greene, Clay and Mississippi
counties.
BY Grant, to regulate street car
fares in cities over 10000 population.
BY Kersh, to submit the question of
statewide prohibition to the people.
By Mccall, to promote farm demon.
stration work.
By McFerrin, to change the time OF
holding general elections.
By Calvert, requiring coal mine op,
orators to employ shot-firers.
BY Kirsh, to regulate granting Of
pardons and to provide for a board
Of recommendation for pardons.
BY Self and Faulkner, providing for
depository for the county funds of
Craighead and Cross counties.
By Lackey, providing for the pay.
ment Of witnesses in criminal cases
under certain conditions.
By Clark of White, requiring rail.
roads to run one passenger train each
way daily.
By Newton, placing salary OF prose
cutting attorneys at $4,000 only.
By Parker, to separate funds for
white schools from the funds for ne.
gro schools and to conduct the schools
Of each from the taxes paid by each.
By Rice, Glover and Toler, to form
a special school district of the Trask.
wood district in Saline county.
Joint resolution by Toler, to amend
the constitution of the state allowing
an excess school tax OF 2 mills on all
who have property valued at over
$4,000.
Joint resolution by Hardage, an
amendment to constitution affecting
voting, giving franchise only to those
who are able to read and interpret
given clause OF the constitution of
the state. The act, however, will not
affect those who were legally entitled
to vote prior to 1866, nor their lineal
descendants, This measure is sim.
liar to the one in effect in Oklahoma,
where it is known as the grand.
father clause"
BY Bradham, for better protection
of game in Bradley county.
By YadOn, to amend section 251s
of Kirbys Digest in regard to the
payment of jurors.
By Buerkle, to authorize the Stutt.
gart special school district to borrow
money mortgage property, ETC.
BY Faulkner, to form a special
school district of District IA, Cross
county.
By Going, to amend sections 361s
and 1920 Of Kirby's Digest relating
to the sale of game.