The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-18


 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 2.
 AGAINST ACT No $. Be IT Enacted by the People Of the state
 of Arkansas:
 Section l. 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 Stat snail cause to be published in one newspaper in each county, for twenty days, a true copy of the title and text of each measure to be submitted, with the num- Der and form in which the ballot title thereof will be printed on the official ballot.
 Sec 9 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 a synopsls of all general laws enacted by such General Assembly. except those upon which the referendum has been invoked. Such synopsis to be prepared by the At tornev General. Such publication shall be for ten days, the first not later 5han one hundred days from the final ad- journment of the General Assembly,
 Sec. ,. The Secretary of the Arkansas Railroad Commission shall cause to De published one time, in one paper in each county in the state, all general orderS os the Commission.
 Sec f. Immediately after the ad iourilrlsn of the County Roard of f,nua- lizarion each year the County Clerlc shah carse to be published one time in orc newapaper published in stPch county a summary Of the procrediugs of the Board giving 2 scription of aTf prop ertv upon which the assesssrnerfs WAS in Ia,rsY A,1 11slrr saF tha owner of sr~fr property. the amount which was returned hy the Assessor and the assefesSrTent thereon as fXcrP by the Board also a list of all property placed imrno1Tatcly after the adjOurnrTarft of the October term of the County Court each year. the clerk thereof shall caUSe to be nubliShed one tImef in news Daper published in such county. a sum mary of the orders of the County Court in all CGfses where the court changes the assessments as fixed by the Board of Eoua1iza ti0n. giving the name of rho owner oR the property. the amount of assessment az fixed by the Board and the amoant as fixed by the. County Court.
 Soc. 5 TnnetYfatriv after the close of each regular and special term of the County Court. the clerk thereof shall cause to be pGblfsFfed one time. in one paper published in such county a list of all claims allowed against the county and the road districts thereof. tc whom allowed azId for what purpose, and fhe amount
 Sec. 6 NIr County Clerks who are not on a salary shall receive ten cents per hundred words for the services required under Sections and 5.
 Sec. :. The County "ComrnfSS ouerS of Accounts'' shall cause to be published one time. in one paper in the county. CODY of tiIe report which they are re- quired tCs make to the Circuit Collrt
 See. B. XII annual reports of the CnpPidl districts shall be published one time m one newspaper published in the nUh'c'- pality in which the district exists
 Sec. 9. The fees allowed for the pop- licatiOnS provided for in this Act small not eXceed One-half the legal rate pro. vided for by law for the publication or legal notices, except in cases or news. papers having a sworn circulation or more than five thousand, when full leEal rates shall be paid. All accounts Tor publication required by Section | ana ernor, Auditor and Secretary of state constituting the State Printing Board, shall be paid by the State; all accounts under Section shall be >paid by the Commissions all accounts for publ1ca- tions required by Sections 4, and shall be paid by the county In whlcn such publications are made when tne same are approved by the County court and the respective "LeVytng courts ara hereby authorized to make approprla- tions for that purpose; all accounts TOT publica tiOns under Section shall DC paid by the improvement districts mak- ing the publications when the same have been approved by the commission CTS of such districts. =,
 Sec. 10. The Council of every munich pal corporation in this State shall cause to be published one time, in the months of Januaray and July in one paper pup lished in the municipality. full man cial report of the affairs of the munici, pality. giving a detailed statement or all funds received and from what source; of all money expended, to whom palu' and for what purpose during the pre- cedlnE six months; such statements | shall also show the amount Of funds on l hand and the amount of all lndebted- ness If there is no paper published m | the municipality. the publication snail he made in a paper published nearest 10 1 such municipalitv Where a munict- l pality Is governed by commission, the 1 publications shall be made by them All | accounts for publications required by l this section shall be approved by the | Council or commissioners and paid by ! the municipality
 Sec, il The officials who are required | by this Act to cause the publications tc , be made may cause the same to be made i in more than one paper when possiblt lt to secure more general publicity with l out additional expense.
 Sec 12. Tn all counties in which there are cities of the first class the publi l cations herein provided for shall DO | made Tn one established daily neWSpapel | of general circulation. provided such { | newspaper exists. and in the absence o' 1 such a newspaper, publication shall b' 1 made in a weekly newspaper published in said county.
 Sec. 13. Every person who shall fai to comply with the provisions of thii Act shall be fined in any sum not ex 1 ceeding one thousand dollars.
 Sec. 14. All laws and parts of law in conflict herewith are hereby repeal ed, and this Act shall take effect and b.
 in force from and after its passage.
 Tiled in the office of the Secretary O
 sate on the 18th day of May 1914.
 Each elector may vote for or agains 1 the above Act
 Witness my official signature thi
 2eth day of May. 1914.
 EARLE W. HODGES. (sssl.l Secretary If .Htats