The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-08-12
PUBLICITY BILL

the Authority OF Amendment NO.
10 to the Constitution; Providing
for the Publication of all General
Acts of the General Assembly; for
Giving Publicity to the Orders of
Certain Boards and the Expendi-
lures of Public Money, and for
Other Purposes"
Be 1t Enacted by the People of the
State of Arkansas
Section l. That not later than the
first Monday of the third month be-
fore any regular general election at
which any proposed law, part of an
act or amendment to the Constitu-
ton or measure referred is to be
submitted to the people, the Secre-
tary of State shall cause to be pub
lished in one newspaper in each coun-
ty, for twenty days, a true copy of
the title and text of each measure to
be submitted, with the number and
form in which the ballot title thereof
win 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 a synopsis of all general laws
enacted by such General Assembly,
except those upon which the referen-
dunn has been invoked. Such synopsis
to be prepared by the Attorney Gen
eral. Such publication shall be for
ten days, the first not later than one
hundred days from the final adjourn
ment of the General Assembly.
Sec. 3. The Secretary of the Ark
ansas 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-
jomnment of the County Board Of
Equalization each year the County
Clerk shall cause to be published one
time in one newspaper published in
such county a summary of the pro-
ceedings of the Board, giving a des-
cription of all property upon which
the assessment was increased or de-
creased, the name of the owner of
such property, the amount which was
returned by the Assessor and the as
sessment thereon fixed by the Board;
also, a list of all property placed up.
on 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
newspaper published in such county,
a summary giving a description of all
property upou which the assessment
was increased or 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 And imme-
diately after the adjournment of the
October term of the County Court
each year, the clerk thereof shall
cause to be published in such county,
a summary of the orders Of the Coun-
ty 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 the amount as fixed by
the County Court.
Sec. 5. Immediately after the close
of each regular and special term of
the County Court, the clerk thereof
shall cause to be published one time,
in one paper published in such county,
a list Of all 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 7. The County G'Commission-
ers of Accounts" shall cause to be
published one time, in one paper in
the county, copy of the report which
they are required to make to the
Circuit Court.
Sec. s. All annual reports of the
commissioners of special improvement
districts shall be published one time
in one newspaper published in the
municipality in which the district ex-
lists.