The log cabin Democrat., 1914-07-02

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 3.
 Re IT Enacted by the People Of the State
 Of Arkansas:
 section i. 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 urc referred is to be submitted to the people. the Secretary of State snail cause to be published in one newspaper in copy of the title and text of each measure to be submitted, with the num- ber 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 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 be for ten days. the first not later than one hundred days from the final ad- journment of the General Assembly.
 See g. 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. 4. Immediately after the ad tournment of the County Board of F,qua- liza tion 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 in- creased or decreased, the name of the
  which was returned by the Assessor and the assessment thereon as fixed by the Board: also, list of all property placed upon 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 news paper published in such county. sum in all cases where the court changes thS 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 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 end the road districts thereof, to whom allowed and for what purpose, and the amount
 Sec. 6. All County Clerks who are not on salary shall receive ten cents per hundred words for the services required under Sections 4 and 5.
 Sec. 7. 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- quired to make to the Circuit Court.
 Sec. g.. All annual reports of the commissioners of special improvement ho1 ha ch one newspaper published in the munich paIlty in which the district exists. -. Sec. 9. The fees allowed for the pup, lications provided for in this Act shall not exceed one-half the legal rate pro. vided for by law for the publication of legal notices. except in cases or news papers having a sworn circulation O, more than five thousand. when full legal rates shall be paid All accounts Tor publication required by Section 1 and or this Act. when approved by the Gov constituting the State Printing Board. shall be paid by the State: all accounts under Section shall be paid by the State when approved by the Railroad tions required by Sections 4. and shall be paid by the county in which such publications are made. when che same are approved by the County Court, hereby authorized to make appropria- tions for that purpose; all accounts for publications under Section shall oe paid by the improvement districts mak- ing the publications. when the same have been approved by the eommissiops CTS of such districts. Sec 10. The Council of every munici pal corporation in this State shall cause to be published one time in the months ! of Januaray and July. in one paper pub- ! lished in the municipality. a full fnan- 1 cial report of the affairs of the munici- | pality, giving a detailed statement of all l funds received and from what source; ! of all money expended, to whom paid, l and for what purpose during the pre- l ceding six months; such statements l shall also show the amount of funds on l hand and the amount of all indebted | ness. If there is no paper published in l the municipality, the publication shall be made Tn a paper publ ished nearest to ! such municipalitv Where a munici- ! pality is governed by a commission. the ! publications shall be made by them. All 1 accounts for publications required by | this section shall be approved by the l Council or. commissioners and paid by | the municipality.
 Sec. II. The officials who are required 1 by this Act to cause the publications to ] be made may cause the same to be made i m more than one paper when possible 1 to secure more general publicity with out additional expense
 Sec. l2. Tn all counties in which there J are cities of the first class. the publi- i cations herein provided for shall be ] made in one established daily nevspaper i or general circulation provided such a ! newspaper exists. and in the absence of 1 such newspaper. publication shall be 1 made m weekly newspaper published 1 in said county
 | Sec. 13. Every person who shall fail 1 10 comply with the provisions of this l Act shall bs fined in any sum not ex- i cseding one thousand dollars Sec. IA. All laws and parts of laws 1 in conflict herewith are hereby repeal ed. and this Act shall take effect and be | in force from and after it's passage Filed in the office of the Secretary of | Sate on the 18th day of May. 1914 Each elector may vote for or against | the above Act
 Witness my official signature this | 18th day of May, 1914.
 EARLE W. HODGES.