The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-03

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 A.t No. 134.
 Reeulo,.n- c-.npa!gn expenses. Any ,erson .ao is q candidate for any O. lice in ,ae ....- or for congress or the Init. i < 4.es senate, who shall voend TOT ,4mpaign purposes a sum .r,a.er ,.e first years salary oi ne offce. shall forfeit the office anu t Iubjeot to a fine of S5OO.
 Act No. t35.
 Gives the people of incor orated ci,ies and towns he right to refer ordinanc s, passed y the city council A petition signed by 20 per cent Of he voters mus, be filed within gu avs after the rassage of the ordi' nance to be referred.
 Act No. t36.
 Anrr, nrfa. es S+z3 for deficiency in the attorLe. generals office, under the administration of Hon. Hal Norwood
 Act No. 145.
 Declares all water power in the state, suitable for producing power for lawful purposes, to be part of the public domain and to vest in and b. for the use of he state and the peo' p!e thereof. Any person or corpora ton developing and operating water power in the state for the develop ment of electrical energy, must give the people ot the state the first op' ton to the use of same.
 Act Ne. 152.
 Defines gambling and prescribes punishmeut for same Every person who shall conduc or be interested directly or indirectly in the operation of any gambling house or place where eanblin4 s carried On, or eXhlbi. any sambliu- device or furnishes money or articles for purposes of carrying on any gambling house, shall be deemed guilty ot a felony and on conviction shall be confined in the penitentlary for not less than one nor more than three years. If any sheriff or deputy knows or is informed that a gambling house is being operated within his county, fails o arrest the offender, he shall be fined not less than S10O and discharged from office.
 Act No. 153.
 Prescribes method of procedure against utility corporations that fail to furnish the state tax commission list and statement of property by June 1st of each year as is required by this act. The tax commission is directed to take evidence to determine the value of such property, not listed with them and the defaulting corporation is subject to a fine of $100 for such failure.
 Act No. 1856.
 Appropriates S55,962 for the main tenance and support of the state hos pital for nervous diseases from De cember, 1912, to April 1st, 1913.
 Act No. 160.
 Requires county collectors to pay into the state treasury such -ds as they may have on hand belonging to the state, when rotified by the S ate auditor to do so. Failure to comply with this act subjects the collector to $500 fine and removal from office
 Act No. 161.
 Amends the anti trust act by admit ting companies 70 this state for the purpose of carrying on business, even though such companies may be con. ,oot o1 ,,,;tL c0,,, l.ira tiCpg 1r o,,r,, y-- T in carrying on business in other states in a way that would be in violation of the law of this state.
 Act No. 162.
 Appropriates $.0DC00 for the com. pie iln and furnishing of the new ariiol and for teautifying grounds
 Act No 171.
 Approrriates $l794O for mainten. rr- and expenses of state boa1d of health.
 Act Ne. f75.
 aE5s all corporations. not engaged interstate commerce, liable tc em. 1loycs and their families fer injuries -usr ned while in the service Of aau -N.Iylat.ons.
 Act No. 175.
 Apprcpriates SSO,000 for supper maintenance ;nd improvement of thr state normal
 Act No. IFS.
 Appropriates $2l, l,OOO to meet the lr ficiency for the main enan.e of thI old soldiers home during the m-Ll- [ of February and March, 1913.
 House Bill No. 225.
 Appropriates money for the mair. tenance of the four state agriculture. schools during the ensuing two yea. as follows; For Jones boro, S75.tUJ. RusseIiyille, $S5,0OO; Magnolia, SI4,. 55O; Monticello, $72,925.
 House Bill No. go.
 Regulates the sale of cotton seed meal commercial fertilizer and fer. llzer material. All manufacturers of cotton seed meal and commercial fir. tilizer who may orler their prod .c Tor sale in this state, shall file win the commissioner of agriculture. a cer tiiicate of the guaranteed analysis of such cotton seed meal and commercial fertilizer. All such goods offered TOT sale shall be tagged, showing tl analysis. Should any product pr-y deficient to the eX,ent Of three D cent below the guaranteed analysis. as shown on the tag, the manufactu- r shall be liable to the purchaser for hree times the value of the differ n c. between the guaranteed analysis ana the real analysis.
 Act No. 196.
 Aprropriates $500 to pay expen7e of printing and binding for the yariou.