The Brinkley argus., 1914-06-19
Publicity ACT No. 3
PUBLICITY AUT.
PxoPosED BY INITIATIVE PETITroH'
 ACT No. 3.

A Bnl for an Act to Be Entitled An
 Act to Reduce the Expenses or Pup
 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 10
 the Orders of Certain Boards and the
 Expenditures of Public Money, and for
 Other Purposes:
 FOR ACT No 8
 AGAINST ACT No s.
 Be It Enacted by the People of the state
 of Arkansas:
 first Monday of the third month befors any regular general elt tion at which any proposed law. part Of an act or amendment to the Constitution or meas ure referred is to be submitted to thc people the Secretary of State snail cause to be published in one newspaper Tn each county, for twenty days a true copy of the title and text Of eacn measure to be submitted, with the mum ber ard form fin which the ballot title thereof will be printed on the official ballot.
 See 9 After ninety days from tho final adjournment of each session or 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 synopsis to be prepared by the At torney General. Such publication shall be for ten days, the first not later than one hundred days from the flnal ah- iournment of the General Assembly
 Sec & 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 ofoefs of the Commission.
 Sec Immediately after the ad- iournment of the County Board of Equa- liza ton each year the County Clerk shall cause to be published one time in one newspaper published in such county a sunmary of the proceedings of the Board giving a description of all prop arty upon which the assessment was in- creased CT 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 placed uDon 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 10 be published one time in one 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 ne amount as fixed by the County Court
 Sec E. 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 ell claims allowed against the county and the road districts thereof, to whom allowed and for what purpose, and the amount.
 Sec. $. All County Clerks who are not on q salary shall receive ten cents per hundred words for the services required fl lnrs .aft t@,,.
 Sec. '. The County Commissioners of Accounts" shall cause to be published one time, in one paper in the county copy of the report which they are re- qrlred to make to the Circuit Court
 Sec. S All annual reports Of the commissioners of special improvement districts shall be published one tune an one newspaper published in the munich paltty in which the district exists.
 Sec. D. The fees allowed for the pup, ications provided for in this Act snail not exceed one-half the legal rate pro. vided for by law for the publication or legal notices. except in cases or ne"s papers having q sworn circulation or more than five thousand. when full lesaf rates shall be paid. All accounts Tor publication required bY Section ana 7 or this Act, when approved by the Coy ernor. Auditor and Secretary Of state constituting the State Printing Board shall be paid by the State: all accounts under Section shall be rad bV the State when approved by the Railroad Commission: all accounts for publica- ttons required by Sections 4, and ! shall be paid by the county in which such publications are made when the same are approved by the County Court, and the respective Leaving Courts are hereby authorized to make appropria- tions for that purpose: all accounts Tor publications under Section & shall ne paid by the improvement districts mak- ing the publications when the Ss me CSlOn- CTS Of such districts.
 Sec. To- The Council of every munich pal corporation in this State shall cans@ to be published 0r.e time in the mOntaa of Januarav and July. in one paper pub lished in the municipality. full imam cial report of tha affairs of the munlcl- pality giving detailed statement of all funds received and from what source; :; Of all money expended to whom paid and for what purpose. durin% the pre- cehing six months; such state hents shall also show the amount of fan1s on hand and the amount of all irdHHted- ness If there is no paper pnhlia3tei in the municipality the publication shall be made fin a paper published nearest to such municipality. Where munict- pality is governed by commission. the publications shall be made by them Al accounts for publications required bY this section shall be approved by the Council or commissioners and paid hy the municipality.
  by this Act to cause the publications tN be made may cause the same to be made In more than one paper when possible to secure more general publicity with out additional expense.
 Sec. F. In all counties in which there arc cities Of the first class. the publi- cations herein provided for shall be made in one established daily newspapc of general circulation. provided such 6 newspaper exists, and fin the absence Of such q newspaper. publication shall be made in weekly newspaper published in said county.
 Sec 1s Every person who shall fail to comply with the provisions of this Act shall be fined in any sum not sx- ceeding one thousand dollars
 Sec. 14 All laws and parts Of laws Tn conflict herewith are hereby repeal ed. and this Act shall take effect and he In force from and after its passage
 Filled in the office Of the Secretary of Sate on the i2th day Of May 1914
 Each cleetor may vote for or against the above Act
 Witness my official signature this 29th day of May, 1914
 EARLE W HODGES
 tSeaL) Secretary Of State. --~----~-->-~-~->-~>------s-s--