The Van Buren press., 1912-06-22

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appellees."
Aside from local measures at -
sue. the state is now publishing IN
every one Of the rs counties OF thu
state. nine general measures, at a cost
ranging from $7S7.50 to s44,756.25, as
gregating s76,S375O. The state saw
ed s2O,343.75 by the decision OF the
attorney general that the proposed
banking act initiated by Representa-
/ tive r. S. Warnock was not legally
drawn, as each sheet of the petition
/ did not contain the full text OF the
law. only a syllabus, The acts and
amendments that are being published
are as follows:
Proposed Measures.
! Act No. Am act to reduce the
rate Of taxation and to revise and
amend the revenue laws Of Arkansas,
known as the Turner-Jacobson bill,
passed at extraordinary session of the
general assembly, and submitted by
/ 20 900 voters under the referendum.
Act No. 2-To prohibit the manufac-
ture, sale or giving away in the state
of Arkansas of alcohol, or any spirit
Gus. ardent, malt, vinous or fermented
liquors, or any compound or prepara-
tion thereof, commonly called tonics,
bitters or medicated liquors. This act
was initiated by the anti-saloon league,
with nearly 10000 signers, whereas
only 1906 are required, being 8 per
cent of the total vote cast in the last
general election for governor. But
complications have arisen. If the en-
abling act is upheld, then the act is
invalid under the quoted provision
concerning local option laws; II it Is
unconstitutional, then there is no re-
strction. and the liquor men, whose
strength is in the cities, may initiate
saloons back into many of the 66 coun-
ties now "dry" by operation of the
county local option law So the anti
saloon league has repudated the act.
Two local prohibitionists sought to
enjoin the secretary Of state from GER
tifying it out, but the lower court held
that all provisions for its submission
had been complied with, and that 1t
cannot be withdraw, but must go 10
the people.
Act No. 3-Amending the election
laws of the state. This was initiated
by the Republicans and provides for
more complete representation of the
minority party in the election machin-
cry Of the state.
Act No. 4-Creating a popular edu-
cational committee; creating a text
book commission; prescribing the
manner if its election and its duties,
and providing for uniform text books
for the public schools OF the state, and
for furnishing the same to the school
patrons of the state at actual cost Of
production and delivery. This was in
itiated by the Federation Of Labor.
Amendment No. 11-Providing the
so-called grandfather clause and edu-
cational test for voters, submitted by
the legislature.
Amendment No. - - Exempting
from taxation for ten years capital
invested in cotton factories, submit
ted, for the second time, by the legis
lature.
Amendment No. 13-Limiting the
sessions of the legislature to 60 days,
initiated by Attorney General Nor
wood.
Amendment No. 14-Providing for
the recall OF all elective public Off
GERS, including the judiciary, and pre-
scribing the procedure, The Arkansas
Bar Association has gone on record in
opposition to this measure. having
adopted the following resolution pro-
sented by George B Rose;
Opposed by Bar Association.
Resolved, by the Arkansas Bar AS
sociation, that we condemn and de-
plore the agitation in favor Of a re-
call Of the judges or a review OF their
judgment by popular vote, and that
Individually and as a body we will
endeavor to maintain the independ-
ence OF the judiciary which we recog.
nize as the supreme safeguard Of our
government, and the only effective Sc
curty Of our right to lie, liberty and
the pursuit OF happiness"
Amendment No l5-Provdlng for
the issuance Of bonds by municipal
corporations for purposes Of internal
improvements. This measure was ini.
tlatod by representatives Of the cities
and towns Of the state, and this will
be the second time II has been sub
mitted to the people. Four years ago
It failed Of adoption because Of the
discovery OF "ioker" In It, which
has been eliminated this time
And SO, from the crucible OF law
Interpretation, the state is attempting
to evolve a workable system Of popu.
lar lawmakng, the materials are pc.
culiarly conflicting, antagonstic, loose
Ily constructed, obscure, ambiguous
and contradictory, but from the mass
OF material at hand the advocates OF
the pure Democracy believe the courts
viii be able to devise plan that viii
bring the government closer to the
people, who, theoretically, constitute
the government,
Huntsville Bank Blown,