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tablish a printing Office at the ex-
pense of the state in which books
may be manufactured, etc. This bill
was initiated by the socialists of the
staate.
AMENDMENT NO. 10.
For the purpose of limiting the SEES
sions of the legislature to so days, or
to require members to serve, without
pay, should the legislature hold for
more than so days A per diem of So
a day for so days in regular session,
and So a day for the first Is days
when called in extraordinary session,
is provided, and it is provided furth-
er that where the legislature is in SEES
sion longer the members shall be re
quired to serve without pay.
AMENDMENT NO. Il.
Under this proposed amendment to
the constitution any elective officer
in the state may be removed from Of
flee by the recall. A petition signed
by II per cent of the entire vote cast
at the preceding election for all can
didates for office the incumbent oe-
cupies shall be addressed to the state
board of = lection commissioners. This
petition must be circulated in at least
five counties, and a emmber of the
board of election where the official
sought to be recalled is a member of
the board of commissioners, he shall
be disqualified to serve as such for
that petition. The governor shall be
order an election within so days from
the date of filing petition, but if it IS
the governor who is named in the pc
tition, this procedure shall be taken
by the auditor of state. Other regu-
lations and proceedings are set forth
in the measure This bill was also
initiated by socialists.
AMENDMENT NO. Is.
This provides for the issuance of
bonds by municipal corporations. This
is to amend Article IS, Section l, to
permit cities of the first and second
class and incorporated towns of 1000
population or more, to issue bonds
for certain purposes with the consent
of the majority of qualified electors.
The issuance of bonds is limited to
refunding Improvements, such as the
construction of sewers, waterworks,
etc. The purposes for which bonds
may be issued are set forth and it is
specified that such bonds may not be
sold for less than par, and shall not
bear greater interest than five per
cent, when issued by cities of the first
class. Other limitations are specified.
AMENDMENT NO. Il.
This proposed amendment was sub
mitted by the legislature, and is
popularity knowns as the grand
father clause" 1t, prescribes the
ability to read and interpret any
section of the constitution of the
United States in addition to other
qualifications as a voter, the judges of
election to be the judges of whether
the person to whom it is applied prop
erly interpreted the clause of the con-
stitution submitted to him. 1t pro-
vides, also, that no person entitled to
vote on January i, 1866, and no lineaI
descendant of such person shall be re-
quired to undergo this test. The OBJ
ject of the proposed measure is to dis
franchise the negroes of the state.
AMENDMENT NO. II.
This proposes to exemnt from tax
alton all capital invested in Arkansas
during the next 10 years in the man
ufacture of cotton or fibre goods for
period of seven years after the busl-
ness of manufacturing has begun.