The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-03

| compound thereof, in the form Of ton ics, bitters or medicated liquors, after | said county has voted flor license" | except upon a petition, signed by majority of the adult white inhabi- tan;s of said town, city or township. asking that license be granted for the | sale of liquor therein. The names of all petitioners must be first published in some newspaper in the county at least two weeks before the issuance Of license. This act is to take effect Decemebr S1st, 1913. No emergency clause is attached except that it is necessary for the public peace, health and safety.
 Act No. 62. Provides that mandates or orders ot the supreme court shall not take effect until after 15 days from the time they are rendered, provided; the court may, for good reasons shown, | otherwise order and provided further that the court may extend such time to 50 days.
 Act No. 67. Requires railroad companies own ing or operating yards within cities | of the first class, where switching of cars are made across public cross ings to operate their switch or switch ing crews with nCt less than three helpers, in addition to the engineer, fireman and foreman.
 Act No. 6e.
 Creates board of penitentiary com- posed of three members, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature. Each member receives S3,000 year salary The commission has the same authority in supervising the Penitentiary as the old board had The commissioners are required to de vote their entire time and attention to the discharge of their duties. Each is under S25,000 bond and subject to removal at anytime for neglect of duty drunkenness, immortality or pro- fitting by any sale or purchase of products or supplies on account of the penitentiary. They are required to work all convicts on the state farm and are authorized to purchase and equip a separate farm of not more than 5000 acres in some portion of the state that is free from malaria, where the white convicts shall be kept and worked.
 Act No. 72.
 1t shall be unlawful for any person | to put up or operate soft drink stands | or cold drink stands, near public | gatherings for religious worship. The | penalty IS a fine of not less than five | nor more than fifty dollars for each offense.
 Act No. 91.
 To make uniform the law of ne gotiable instruments. This is quite a lengthy act, defining what it takes 10 constitute a negotiable instrument, what acts complete negotiation of such instruments, the relative liability of principals and endorsers of such in- struments, etc. The prime purpose of the act serves to make the law of this state on that subject uniform with those of other states and to better safeguard the public against fradu- lent instruments or checks drawn where no funds are provided for their redemption.
 Act No. 92.
 Regulates practice in chancery cases. A chancellor may render opin- ions and make and sign decrees in vacation in causes taken under advise ment by him at term of the court. And, by consent of parties or their so- licitors of record, he may try causes, deliver opinions and make and sign decrees in vacation, which shall have | the same force and effect as if made | at a regular term. Orders and con | firmations of sales may also be made | during vacation.
 Act No. 83.
 Amends the law regulating the granting of pensions to soldiers and sailors of the Confederate states and their widows. All soldiers or sailors, who by reason of wounds received in the service, or who by reason of age, accident or disease, not the result of their own vicious habits, still persist ed in, are incapacitated to perform manual labor in the ordinary avoca, tions of life, shall each receive one hundred dollars per year and their widows like sum. Provided that no widow under the age of thirty-five years shall receive a pension under this act.
 Act No. s5.
 Extends the right of eminent do- main to counties and municipal corpo. rations. Counties and municipal cor poratiOns are given power to condemn property for the purpose of parks, boulevards and public buildings. In the case of municipal corporations, such parks and Uoulevards may be situated at a distance of not exceeding five miles from the corporate limits and shall remain under the iurisdic. ton of such municipal corporation.
 Act No. 98.
 To prevent fraudulent sale of stocks of merchandise. The sale or transfer Of the whole or any part of a stock of merchandise. except in the due course of trade, shall be void as against the treditOrs Of the seller, unless the sell er shall at least ten days before the stle make a complete inventory and ilso unless the purchaser or trans cree demands and receives from the seller, written list of the names and addresses of the creditors of the seller, together with a true statement of the