The Brinkley argus., 1914-08-14
Publicity
 ACT No. 3
PxoposEp BY INITIATIVE P1TrrTox
 ACr NO. ..
PUBLICITY ACT.

1 Bill for an Act to Be Entitled An Act to Reduce tho Expenses Of Pup fishing Measures Submitted under ehe Authority of Amendment NO ID 70 tne 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 fos Other Purposes:
 FOR ACT No. 8.
 AGAINST ACT No :.
 Be It Enacted by the People of tho state of Arkansas:
 Section | That not later than the first Monday of the third month before any regular general ele tion at which any proposed law part i.,toa or an ar ae. or or ure referred is to be submitted to the people, the Secretary of State shaii cause to be published in one newspaper In each county, for twenty days. true measure to be submitted, with the mum Der and form in which the ballot title thereof will be printed on the official ballot.
 Sec g. After ninety days from tho final adjournment of each session of tho General Assembly the Secretary of State shall cause to be published In one paper in each county of the State a synopsis of all general laws enacted by such General Assembly, except those upon which the referendum has been invoked
  torney General Such publication shall be for ten days, the first not later than one hundred days from the final ad- 1ournment of the 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 A. Immediately after the ad- journment of the County Board of Eoua- lization 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 the Board. giving a description of all prop erty upon which the assessment was n- creased C. decreased the name of the owner of such property. the amount which was returned by the Assessor and the assessment thereon as fixed by the Board: also. list of all property placSd upon the tax books ey th9 Board. And the October term of ,he County Court each year tho clerk thereof shall oarse to be published one time. in news paper published in such county, sum mary 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 the owner of the property the amount of assessment as fixed by the Board and N,e amount as fixed by the County Court
 Sec. 5. Immediately after the close of
 
 County Court the clerk thereof shall cause to be published one time. in one paper published in such county. list of ell claims allowed against the county and the road districts thereof to whom allowed and for what purpose. and the amount.
 Sec 6 All County Clerks who are not on a salary shall receive ten cents per hundred words for the services required under Sections 4 and 5.
 Sec. [ The County Commissioners or Accounts" shall cause to be published one time, in one paper in the county, copy of the report which they are re- qutred to make to the Circuit Court.
 Sec. B.. All annual reports of the commissioners of special improvement districts shall be published one time in one newspaper published In the munlci- pality in which the district exists ., Sec g. The fees allowed for the pup, not exceed one-half the legal rate pro. v1ded for by law for the publication or legal notices, except In cases of news papers having sworn circulation or more than five thousand, when full legal rates shall be paid. All accounts for publication required by Section l and or this Act. when approved by the Gov ernor. Auditor and Secretary or state shall be paid by the State; all accounts under Section shall be 1,aid by the state when approved by the Rallroan Commission; t,ons all accounts for puhlica7, nnd
 
 shall be paid by the county in which such publications are made when the same are approved by the County Court. and the respective 'IIevying Courts" are hereby authorized to make appropria- tions for that purpose; all accounts for publications under Section shall he 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 mun1ci- pal corporation in this State shall cause to be published one time. In the months of Januaray and July in one paper pnb- lished in the municipality. full finan- cial report of the affairs of the munich pality. giving detailed statement of all funds received and from what source; of all money expended. to whom paid, and for what purpose, during the pre- cehjng six months; such statements shall also show the amount of funds on hand and the amount of all indebted ness If there Is no paper published Tn the municipality. the publication shall be made fin a paper published nearest to pality ts governed by a commission, tine publications shall be made by them. All accounts for publications required by this section shall be approved by, the 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
 
 to secure more general publicity with out additional expense
 Sec. 12 In all counties in which there are cities of the first class. the publi- cations herein provided for shall be made in one established daily newspaper of general circulation. provided such a newspaper exists, and in the absence of such a newspaper. publication shnll be made in weekly newspaper published In said county.
 Sec. IS. Every person who shall fail to comply with the provisions of this Act shall be fined in any sum not ex- ceeding one thousand dollars.
 Sec 1l All laws and parts of laws In conflict herewith hereby repeal cd. and this Act shall take effect and he In force from and after its passage Filed in the office of the Secretary of Bate on the 18th day of May. 1914 Each elector may vote for or against the above Act.
 Witness my official signature this 29th day of May 1914.
 EARLE W. HODGES (Seal) Secretary of State.