The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-02

the campaign in its behalf has been in the hands of an executive committee
 composed of Mayor Chas. F.. Taylor of Little Rock. Mayor Pagan Bour- land of Fort Smith, Mayor A. c. Tor. dan of Pine Bluff, Mayor w w. Wat. CTS of Hot Springs, Mayor J. P Fau- cette of Argenta and Mayor Thomas Burress of Jonesboro. This commit tee has the assistance of the execu. tives of all cities and towns in the state and the members believe that the only campaign required Is one of publicity, in order that the voters may be fully informed upon all the features of the proposed amendment. They have sought to turn the light on to every phase of the measure so that the people may know just what they are voting for when they cast their ballots for Amendment No. IS.
 Stress is laid upon the fact that after Amendment No. Is Is adopted. not dollars worth of bonds can he issued and sold until after majority of the qualified voters of the city or town affected have decreed by their ballots at an election held for that purpose, that such bonds shall be Is. sued. Amendment No. Is merely re- moves the iron clad restriction now embodied in the constitution prevent. ing the issuing of bonds in any form and gives cities and towns of the state the right to issue bonds for certain purposes if they desire to do so. If majority of the voters of a city or
 town are not in favor of the issuance of bonds for certain purpose or for any purpose, they can say so by their votes and the bonds can not be issued. It is declared to be merely the application of the principle of self government in matters that affect only the people of a particular community.
 The amendment affects only the cities and towns of more than 1000 population.
 It can affect the taxes of no one out side the cities and towns and 1t can affect the taxes of the people living in the cities and towns only when these people say themselves that they want to tax themselves to secure pub. lie improvements. For this reason 1t is believed that there will be practi cally no opposition to the amendment: among the country voters as the lat ter will be willing to concede to the people of the cities and towns the right to act on matters of this kind which affect themselves alone and can have no effect whatever on the resi- dents of the country.
 If this amendment Is adopted bonds can be issued to raise money only for public improvements of a general na ture and for the use and benefit of the entire city or town.
 The amendment provides that bonds can be issued only for the following purposes
 For the funding or refunding of any existing debt of any city of the first or second class or such incorpo rated towns incurred prior to the adop- tion of this amendment; for the con struction of public highways, streets, alleys and boulevards; for the pur- chase and equipment of parks and either inside or outside of the city limits: for the construction of drainage or sanitary sewers; for the purchase and construction of city halls, prisons, libraries. hospitals, fire bridges, and for any and all public buildings, structures, or grounds that may be required by said city for the proper and economical administration of its government: and for the pur- chase, requirement or construction of waterworks, lighting plants and street railways; and for any public improve ment of general nature for the use and benefit of said city, except to aid in the construction of railroads or en- terprises operated by any private cor poration."
 For these purposes and no other can bonds be issued under the propos- ed amendment.
 Attention Is also called particularly to the fact that the people alone will be responsible for the issuing of bonds under the amendment and that no debt can be created unless the people decree that it shall be created.
 'Tt may be urged" says statement given out by the executive committee in charge of the submission of the that the city officials can saddle an issue of bonds on the citizens of any city or