Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-09-05
synopsis of the Proposed Acts and Constitutional Amendments to be Sub
 mitted to Voters.
FOUR DAYS TO DECIDE
Voters Must Make Up Mind on Great < est Number of Measures Ever i, / K Submitted at one State Election.

than four days aheady the Graphic believes that, despite the fact that the various measures to be submitted to the people on that date have been repeatedly published in full, brief synopsis of. the various measures, given collectively, will be of such convenience and value to the Arkan- sas readers. -'e
 For that reason it gives today the gist of the nine measures to be sub- mitted. The synopsis in each case is necessarily brief, but is such as to give the voter fair idea of the va .rious measures. This is the first time the people of the State have un dertaken to legislate, and it is of pri- mary importance, according to those who are keenly observing the trend of affairs politically. that the voters make no mistakes in their initial at tempt at constructing statutes.
 Act No. |.
 : In order of their position on the official ballot, the Turner-JaJcobson designed to recast the taxation system of the State comes first and designat- ed as .Act Mo- 1'' This measure was passed by the last legislature, after a hard fight, and was finally referred to the people under the I. & R, amend ment to the constitution. It contains 12S sections, and, if adopted, will vir- tually repeal every other statute re- lating to property assessment. taxa tion, etc.
 It prescribes in detail the manner Qf making assessments, the manner of sDreferring complaints before the vari- sous assessment and equalization auth ssrities, and prescribes in detail the method of assessing an forms of prop 'erty,s corporations, etc. It's chief fea- ture, perhaps, is the general extension of powers of the State Tax Commits sion, which is made final court in the adjudiciation of grievances. The time of assessment is changed, and the statutes on the whole subject of tax ation codified. It prescribes the vari- ous rates of general taxation, making the State capital levy the basis of these rates
 E Act No. }.
 Amendment No. ? proposed for adop- tion by the voters of the State is commonly known as the Statewide prohibition bill. Its provisions which are simple and brief explain themsel- yes. The section in Kirby's Digest which is referred to in the act ex- cepts a regular practicing physician from the regulation. He can prescribe alcoholic stimulants. to his patients if deemed necessary Act Mo- 2 which was filed May is as follows:
 Act No. 2, proposed by initiative pe- tition: Section l. It shall be unlaw full for any person, firm or corpora tion, to manufacture, sell or give away within the State of Arkansas any alcohol, or any spirituous, ardent, malt, yinuous, Or fermented liquors or any compound or preparation there of, commonly called tonics, bitters, or medicated liquors. except as provd- ed in Section 5131 of Kirby's digest of the statutes of Arkansas. Sec. No. 2.-Any person, firm or corporation, violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of mis- meanor and upon conviction shall for the first offense be fined in any sum not less than $1O0 nor more than sl,000 and be imprisoned in the coun- ty Jail for not less than three nor more than twelve months; and each sale or gift of any such liquors shall constitute separate offense.
 Sec. Mo- 3.-All laws, and parts of laws in conflict herewith. except Sec. 5l31 of Kirby's digest referred to in Sec. 1 of this act, areqherehy repealed and this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after the Slst day of November, 1912.
 { ITS = Act No. 5. , sTlfa third measure proposed, known as Act. No. E. is the measure initiated : by the Repubiieaiis @and calls for a change in the election laws. It pro- syides briefly2 that the State election board. which nov selects the county election commissioners from any lists presented or from any it may prefer s shall select all commissioners from two lists, aones furnished by the chair man Of the Democratic Central Com mittee and ihfo other by. the, chairman of hsgRepublican. State Central Con-