The Brinkley argus., 1914-07-03
Publicity ACT No. 3
PROPOSED BY xM1TxAT1vE 11xxTxo1'
 ACT NO. 2.
PUBLICITY Am.

Act to Reducr the Expenses of Pub
 fishing Measures Submitted under tne
 Authority of Amendment No. " So tne
 Constitution; Providing for the Pubii-
 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 1os
 Other Purposes"
 FOR ACT No: g..
 AGAINST ACT No !.
 Re It Enacted by the People of the state
 Section Sc T. That not later than the first Monday of the third month peIore any regular general elo ;tion at wnicn any proposed law part of an act or amendment to the Constitution or meas ure referred is to be submitted 10 the people, the Secretary of State snail cause to be published in one newspaper Tn each county for twenty days. true copy of the title and text of each measure to be submitted. with the nun Der and form in which the ballot tltie thereof will be printed on the official ballot. -
 Sec. g. After ninety days from tho final adjournment of each session or tho General Assembly the Secretary or s stass in each county of the State synopsis of all general laws enacted by sucn General Assembly. except those upon which the referendum has been invoked. Such synopsis to be prepared by the At torney General. Such publication shall he for fen days. the first not later than one hundred days from the final ad-
 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 4. Immediately after the ad- 1ournment of the County Board of Equa- lization each year the County Clerk shall cause to be published one time in
 oh {r,~ oh ty . summary of the proceedings of the Board, giving description of all prop srty upon which the assessment was in- creased (. 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, a list of all property placed upon the tax books by the Board. And 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 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 Nhe 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 end 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 1 and 5.
 Sec. q The County Commissioners or Accounts" shall cause to be publishea one time. in one paper in the county. copy of the report which they are re- quired to make to the Circuit Court
 Sec. 8. All annual reports or tho commissioners of special improvements districts shall be published ono time m one newspaper published in the munich pality in which the district exists. Sec. g. The fees allowed for the Pue, IF, neat'ons provided for In this Act snail vided for by law for the publication of legal notices. except in cases of news. papers having sworn circulation or more than five thousand. when full legal publication reouired bv Section l and :. or this Act. when approved by the Gov- ernor. Auditor and Secretary of State. constituting the State Printing Board. under Section 5 shall be paid by thee state when approved by the Railroad Commissions; All accounts for pubiica- tions required by Sections 1. and 7l
  such publications are made. when the same are approved by the County Court. and the respective 'Levyng Courts arc hereby authorized to make appropria- publications under Section shall Dc paid by the Improvement districts mak- ing the publications. when the same have been approved by the commiss1on- CTS of such districts.
 Sec. To- The Council of every munich pal corporation In this State shall cause to be published one time. in the months of Januarav and July in one paper pnn- 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- ceaing 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 In be made in paper published nearest to such municipality. Where munici- pality is governed by commission. the publications shall be made by them All this section shall be approved by the Council or commissioners and paid by the municipality.
 Sec. II. The ofY1cials who are required by this Act to cause the publications to 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. l2. In all counties in which there are cities of the first class. the publi- cations herein provided for shall he made In one established daily newspaper of general circulation. provided such a newspaper exists, and in the absence of such newspaper. publication shall be made In weekly newspaper published In said county.
 Sec. 13 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. l4. All laws and parts of laws In conflict herewith are hereby repeal ed. and this Act shall take effect and be In force from and after it's passage
 Piled in the office of the Secretary of Sate on the 12th 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