Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-07
ACT NO. 3
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETI.
NION.
PUBLICITY ACT.


Measures Submitted under the Authority
of Amendment No. 10 to the Constitu
ton; Providing for the Publication of all
General Acts of the General Assembly;
for Giving Publicity to the Orders of
Certain Boards and the Expenditures of
Public Money. and for Other Purposes
FOR ACT No. B.
AGAINST ACT NO. g.
Be 1t Enacted by the People of the State
of Arkansas:
Section 1. That not later than the first
Monday of the third month before any
regular general election at which any pro-
posed law, part of an act or amendment
to the Constitution measure referred is
to be submitted to the people, the Secrc-
tary OF State shall cause to be published
in ono newspaper in each county. for
text of each measure to be submitted,
with the number and form in which the
ballot title thereof will be printed on the
official ballot.
Sec. 2. After ninety days from the
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 synop-
| sis is to be prepared by the Attorney
General. Such publication shall be for
| ten days, the first not later lnan one hun
| dred days from the final adjournment of
the General Assembly.
Sec. g. The Secretary Of the Arkansas
Railroad Commission shaI. cause to be
published one time, in one paper in each
county in the State, all general orders of
| the Commission
Sec. 4. Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the County Board of Equalization
| each year the County Clerk shall cause
to be published one time in one news
paper published in such county a sum-
| mary of the proceedings of the Board,
giving Il description of all property upon
IxxrI i.b tbn i,f. cod or
| decreaSeJ the name of the owner of such
| properly the amount which was returned
| by the Assessor and the assessment there
on as fixed by the Board; also. list Of
by the l;oard. And Immediately after the
adjournment Of the October term of the
| County Court each year, the clerk there
of shall cause to be published one time,
ty. a summary of the orders of the County
Court in all cases where the court
changes the assessments as fixed by the
Board of Equalization, giving the name
of assessment as fixed by the Board
and the amount as fixed by the County
Court.
Sec. ;. Immediately after the close of
ty Court. the clerk thereof shall cause to
} he published one time, in one paper pub
lished in such county, a list of all claims
allowed against the county and the road
what purpose, and the amount.
Sec. 6. All County Clerks who are not
on IL salary shall receive ten cents per
hundred words for the services required
under Sections and 5.
See. Z. The County commissioners OF
Accounts shall cause to be published one
time. in one paper in the county, a copy
of the report which they are required to
make to the Circuit Court
Sec. 8. All annual reports of the com
missoners of special improvement dis
tricts shall be published one time in one
newspaper published in the municipality
in which the, district exists.
Sec. 8. The fees allowed for the pub
lications provided for in this Act shall
not exceed one-half the legal rate provid-
ed for by law for the publication of legal
notices, except in cases of newspapers
having a sworn circulation of more than
five thousand, when full legal rates shall
be paid. All accounts for publication re-
quired by Section l and . of this Act,
when approved by the Governor, Auditor
and Secretary of State cons, -tuting the
State Printing Board. shall be paid by
, the State all accounts under Section !
shall be paid by the State when approved
by the Railroad Commissions all accounts
for publications required by Sections 4, i
and Z shall he paid by the county in
| which such publications are made when
the same are approved by the County
Court, and the respective "Levying
Courts are hereby authorized to make
appropriations for that purpose; all ac-
= counts Tor puDI1cat1OnS unuef section
shall he paid by the improvement districts
making the publications., when the same
t have been approved by the commissioners
, of such districts.
Sec 10 The Council Of every munich
pal corporation in this State shall cause to
he published one time. in the months OF
January and July, in one paper published
; in the municipality. III full financial re-
port of the affairs of the municipality, CIV
ing IL detailed statement of all funds re-
ccived and from what source; of all
money expended, to whom paid. and foi
what purpose, during the preceding six
months: such statements shall also show
J, the amount of funds on hand and the
f amount of all Indebtedness. If there is
= no paper published in the municipality
the publication shall be made in Il paper
: published nearest to such municipality
g Where municipality is governed by q
: commission, the publications. shall DC
= made by them All accounts for publca
= tons required by this section shall be APP
proved by tie Council eorf commissioners
: and paid by the municipality.'
al Sec. II. The officials who are required
by this Act to cause the publications t.
be made may cause the same to be made
+ in more than one paper when possible
to secure, more general publicity Without
| additional expense.
: Sec. II. In all counties in which there
J are cities of the first class, the publita
t;,,c horoip urnSidpn for bf, made