The log cabin Democrat., 1914-07-09

Bill for an Act to Be Entitled An Act to Reduce the Expenses Of Pup fishing Measures Submitted under the Authority of Amendment No. 10 to the Constitution; Providing for the Publi- cation of all General Acts of the Gen eral Assembly; for Giving Publicity to the Orders of Certain Boards and the Expenditures of Public Money. and for Other Purposes
 FOR ACT No. 8
 AGAINST ACT No 3.
 Be It Enacted by the People of tho State Section I. That not later than the
 first Monday of the third month before any regular general election at which any proposed law. part of an act or amendment to the Constitution or meas ure referred is to be submitted to the people. the Secretary of State shall cause to be published in one newspaper in each county. for twenty days, true copy of the title and text of each measure to be submitted with the mum Der and form in which the ballot title
 thereof will be printed on the officiAl ballot.
 Sec 2. After ninety days from tho final adjournment of each session of the General Assembly the Secretary of State shall cause to be published in one paper in each county of the State synopsis of all general laws enacted by such General Assembly. except those upon which the referendum has been invoked. Such synopsis to be prepared by tho At torney General. Such publication shall be for ten days. the first not later than journment of tho General Assembly Sec. 3. The Secretary of the Arkansas Railroad Commission shall cause to be published one time, in one paper in each county in the State. all general orders | of the Commission.
 Sec |. Immediately after the ad- iournment of the County Board of Enua- 1 liza tion each year the County Clerk shall cause to be published one time in one newspaper published in such county a summary of the proceedings of tho Board giving a description of all prop erty upon which the assessment was in- creased or decreased. the name of tho owner of such property. the amount which was returned by the Assessor and Board: also, list of all property placed upon the tax books by the Board And Immediately after the adjournment of the October term of the County Court each year. the clerk thereof shall cause to be published one time In one news paper published in such county a sum- mary of the orders of the County Court fin all cases where the court changes the assessments as fixed by the Board of Equalization. giving the name of the owner of the property, the amount of assessment as fixed by the Board and l the amount as fixed by the County Court.
 Sec. 5. Immediately after the close of | each regular and special term of the 1 County l cause to be published one time, in one l paper published in such county, list 1 of all claims allowed against the county ! and the road districts thereof to whom
 allowed and for what purpose, and the | amount
 Sec. G. All County Clerks who are not 1 on a salary shall receive ten cents per | hundred words for the services required under Sections and 5.
 | Sec. ' The County "Commissioners 1 of Accounts" shall cause to he published i one time in one paner in the county
 copy of the report which they are re- 1 qutred to make to the Circuit Court.
 Sec. S. All annual reports of the ! commissioners of special improvement | districts shall ho oublishe1 one time Tn 1 one newspaper puAlirAed in the munich | paIitY in which tho ( strict exists 1 Sec. 9. The fees allowed for the pup, i ications provided for in this Act snail ! not exceed one7half the legal rate pro : yited for by law for the publication or ! legal notices, except in cases or news. l papers having a sworn circulatlon O, l more than five thousand. when full lesai i rates shall be paid. All accounts TOT l publication required by Section l ana i of this Act, when approved by the Gov ernor Auditor and Secretary or state i constituting the State Printing Boaru 1 shall be paid by the State; all accounts ! under Section 8 shall be pafd by the
 State when approved by the Railroac l Commission: all accounts for publlca.
 tions required by Sections A. and sioh
 shall sho be Paid 3 the GOs9ty s9t wbeT VI wntS. tSe
 same are approved by the County Court 1 and the respective 'Levying Courts" are 1 hereby authorized to make appropria
 tions for that purpose; all accounts, TO, D, | publications under Section shall o' 1 paid hy the Improvement districts max | ing the publications, when the sarn'
 have been approved by the commission
 Sec. 10. The Council of every munioi l pal corporation in this State shall caus' | to be published one time, in the montn'
 of Januaray and July in one paper pup
 Iished in the municipality. a full finan
 cial report of the affairs of the munlci ! pality. giving a detailed statement or al 1 funds received and from what source of all money expended, to whom palu i and for what purpose, during the pre- | ceding six months: such statement
 shall also show the amount of funds oi
 hand and the amount of all indebted | ness If there is no paper published II 1 the municipality. the publication shal
 be made in paper published nearest t'
 such municipality. Where municf | pality Is governed by a commission. tn | publications shall be made by them. Al | accounts for publications required b,
 this section shall be approved by tn
 Council or commissioners and paid D.
 the municipality
 by this Act to cause the publications | be made may cause the same to be mad
 in more than one paper when possibl
 to secure more general puDiicity "iua
 out additional expense.
 Sec. 12. Tn all counties in which ther
 are cities of the first class. the publ
 cations herein provided for shall b
 made fin one established daily newspaps
 of general circulation. provided such
 newspaper exists, and in the absence O
 such a newspaper publication shall b
 made in a weekly newspaper puolishs | in said county.
 Sec. ls Every person who shall fa.
 to comply with the provisions of thi
 Act shall be fined in any sum not sz
 ceeding one thousand dollars.
 Sec. 14. All laws and parts or law
 fn conflict herewith are hereby repeel
 cd. and this Act shall take effect and b
 in force from and after Its passage,
 Rate on the l2th day of May. 1914.
 Each elector may vote for or asaina
 Witness my official signature thi
 '' EARLE w HODGES.
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