The log cabin Democrat., 1914-07-16
Publicity ACT No. 3 PROPOSED BY TENTATIVE PETITION.
 ACT No. 3.
PUBLICITY ACT.

| EO0AxC1Ix AVE-
 A Bill for an Act to Be Entitled "Aa Act to Reduce the Expenses of Pub ] 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. 3
 AGAINST ACT No ,. 1 Be It Enacted by the People of tho state of Arkansas:
 Section l. That not later than the first Monday of the third month before any regular general election at which amendment to the Constitution or meas ure referred is to be submitted to tho people, the Secretary of State shaii 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 ofhciAl 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 ono paper | in each county of the State a synopsis of all general laws enacted by such General Assembly. except those upon which the re1erennum mas been 1nVOkeO. Such synopsis to be prepared by the Att , torney General. Such publication shall be for ten days. the first not later than one hundred days from the final ad- Sec. 3. Tho Secretary of the Arkansas Railroad Commission shall cause to bs published one time. in one paper in each county in the State, all general orders
 Sec 4 Immediately after the ad- journment of the County Board of Eaua | liza tion each year the County Clerk shall cause to he published one time in one newspaper published in such county a summary of tho proceedings of the | Board. giving a description of all prop | erty upon which the assessment was in- | creased or decreased. the name of the owner of such property. tho amount which was returned by tho Assessor and 1 the assessment thereon as fixed by the upon the tax books by the Board. And mediately after the adjournment of | the October term of tho County Court 1 each year. the clerk thereof shall cause l to be published one time. in one news- | paper published in such county. . sum 1 mary of the orders of the County Court ir all cases where the court chansss | the assessments as fixed by tho Board of Equalization. giving the nams of the owner of the property. the amount of assessment as fixed by the Board and tho amount as fixed by the County Court.
 Sec 5. Immediately after the close of each regular and special term of the l County Court. the clerk thereof shall | cause to be published one time. in one paper published in such county. q list | of all claims allowed against tho county i, and the road districts thereof. to whom allowed and for what purpose, and the amount.
 Sec s. All County Clerks who arc not on salary shall receive ten cents per hundred words for the services required 1 under Sections { and :.
 srtv mi of Accounts" shall cause to be publish@ "a one time, in one paper in the county, copy of the report which they arc TO-
 Sec 5 All annual reports of th:: commissioners of special improvement districts shall be published one time in one newspaper published in the munio1- pa,tty in which the district exists
 Sec. g. The fees allowed for the pug, lications provided for fin this Act shall not exceed one-half the legal rate pro. legal notices except in cases of news. papers having sworn circul&tion of more than five thousand. when fun lssa
 rates shall be paid. All accounts 10, of this Act. when approved by the gov ernor. Auditor and Secretary of state. constituting the State Printing Boaro. shall be paid by the State; all accounts
 State when approved by the Raflroao Commission: all accounts for publica, l ttonS required by Sections 4. anu shall Ne paid by the county In Wnich
 such pubicatiors are made. when . the same are a0Droved by the County~C Court
 and the respective "Levying Courts" are
 hereby authorized to make approprla-
 tions for that purpose; all accounts for
 publications under Section B snail DC
 paid by the improvement districts max.
 ing the publications, when the same
 have been approved by the eomnaIssloh'
 CTS of such districts.
 Sec. 10. The Council of every munich
 pal corporation in this State snail cause
 10 be published one time. in the month
 of Jauuarav and July in one paper pub 1iehcd in the munic lpality. a full man
 cial report of the affairs of the munlcl-
 pality, giving a detailed statement or aI funds received and from what source ' Of sall money expended, to whom pau and for what purpose. during the pre-
 ceTlpg six months, such statemeut'
 shall also show the amount of funds or
 hand and the amount of all indebted ness. IF there is no paper published IT
 the municipality, the publication shal
 be made in paper published nearest tC
 pality is governed by a commission, tn'
 publica tons shall be made by them. Al
 accounts for publications required bl
 this section shall be approved by. th'
 Council or commissioners and paid b1 1 the municipality.
 Sec. H. The officials who are required
 by this Act to cause the publications tt be made may cause the same to be mad in more than one paper when possible to secure more general publicity with
 out additional expense
 Sec 12. In all counties in which ther, are cities of the first class, the publi cations herein provided for shall b' made in one established daily newspape of general circulation. provided such [ newspaper exists. and in the absence O such a newspaper publication shall b. made in a weekly newspaper published
 in said county.
 , Sec. IS. Every person who shall fai to comply with the provisions of thi Act shall be fined in any sum not ex . 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. Filed in the office of the Secretary o
 Sats on the 18th day of May, 1914. Each elsotor may vote for or agains , the above Aot
 Witness my official signature thi 18th day of May, 1914.
 EARLE W. HODGES. AR ~