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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-07
Grating wrcnched Away.

The passengers Of the last car OF the
local, car No. 3i5l. saw tina, light and
men on the rear platform, reaching UP,
wrenched away the lllmsy wire grating
which shut off access to the ventilator from
the subway. \ man climbed through. This
man, name unknown. was one OF those
who had not succumbed wholly 10 fear
lie turned and pulled woman over the
three or four foot space between the plat
form and the bottom 81 the vontllator
The woman turned and helped another
woman and then man, The first woman
ran % a narrow iron ladder leading from
the concrete floor OF the ventilator to
the sidewalk, and climbed il. Arriving
at the top 10 is said that with her head
she buttcd the street grating from its
place, moved ID to one side and then
pulled herself 10 safety, only TO fall with
shrek that was heard above the uproar
OF the street. There was y smoke at
this point just then, but down below, at
Fifty-fourth aud Ftfty-third streets. 1t
was spoutng up. IRE alarm had been
turned In by this time.
The PROSTATE woman In the street was
surrounded In no time, and then as the
crowd began 10 swell another woman
came up the ladder, then a man, then a
girl. al OF them painting and gaspins,
most OF them 80 nearly overcome they
could only raise their hands and then
drop down on The wet sidewalk.
Perhaps twenty persons had climbed
the ladder when policeman, name not
known, appeared. This man believed In
rules. He saw people coming from where
they had no business to be- and not
knowing OF any accident, he was there
TO put stop to II,
The Spectator., 1915-07-02
ACT NO. 104. Requires Secretary of State to Make Quarterly Reports.

Requires the Secretary of State to furnish to the Auditor of State the number of Digests, Acts of the General Assembly and Reports of the Supreme Court. which have been furnished by the state for the last four years, and it shall be the duty of the Auditor to take inventory of the number of digests, acts and reports, and report the same to the Governor Hereafter the secretary shall make quarterly reports to the Auditor, show ing the number of digests, acts and reports printed during the quarter next preceding the time for making said report, and the Auditor shall, af- ter taking inventory, report same to the Governor The Auditor shall furnish all blanks for commissions used by the Secretary of State It shall be misdemeanor for any per son except the Auditor of State to have any of the blanks printed as set forth in Section of this act, and the penalty for violation is fine in any sum not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars. Act in force from passage.
 Approved March ,. 1915.
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January of each year; provided. tur- key gobblers may be hunted and killed from the 18th day of April to May 31 of each year. Deer may be killed during the open season by per sons having a license. The annual li- cense fee is s1.00 All licenses expire person shall be licensed to hunt ex- cept a resident of the State of Ar kansas, The State Game and Fish Commission is created by this act, composed of five members to be ap- pointed by the Governor for term of four years No person except actual residents of the state are eligible to serve upon said commission. Said Commissioners shall serve without pay The duty of the Commission Is to superintend and direct the enforce ment of all laws, relating to the pro. tection of fish and game The Com mission shall appoint game wardens, whose duty it shall be to enforce the provisions of this act The Prosecut- ing Attorneys throughout the stale may file information against any and all persons for violating any of the provisions of this act, and shall be al- lowed a fee of s2500 for each convic- ton secured hereunder.
 It shall be unlawful for any person to take or kill more than two deer, four turkeys, and one bear.
 It shall be unlawful to take, hunt, kill or otherwise destroy any quail from the first day of February to De- cember first of each year. It shall he -F,,I f-,tI gx, in any one day more than Is quail and % ducks. It shall be unlawful to hunt on any enclosed land. without securing the permission of the owner
 It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to use a seine or other de- wise, other than hook and line for catching fish, except they pay an an nual license fee of $2500 It is unlaw- ful to use any kind of artificial bait without first procuring an annual li- cense for which license each person shall pay the sum of s1.00
 It shall be unlawful to use seine, nets, traps or any other devise for catching fish from the first day of March to the fifteenth day of June It is unlawful to ship or export any game or fish beyond the state line Of this state. and any person convicted of so doing shall be fined not less than $1000o nor more than $500 0O. or ninety days in jail or both. There shall be an annual tax of s1.00 on all dogs used for hunting quail. and an annual tax of $1o.00 on all trappers for fur-bearing animals. using more than 10 traps. It shall be unlawful to in this state for period of five years. Act in force from passage.
 Approved March II, 1915.
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ACT NO. 123. Creation Of State Board 0 Optometrv,

Defines practice of optometry, and creates State Board of Optometry consisting of five regular optometrists, and defines and regu- lates practice of optometry. No per son shall be allowed to practice opto- metry until he shall have passed an examination conducted by the board fin theoretic. and practical physiology of the eye, and shall have registered and have received a certificate of reg istration. This act shall not apply to physicians and surgeons authorized to practice under the laws of Arkansas, nnr to persons who neither practice or profess to practice optometry. or who sells spectacles. eye glasses or lenses. either on prescription from such phv- sician, surgeon, optometrist, or as merchandise at regular established places of business, or to veterans of the Civil war. Act in force from passage
 Approved March 5. 1915.
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cular letter soliciting bids for the keeping of public funds of the state for the remainder of the term for which he has been elected. Bids shall be received by the Treasurer and opened in the presence of the Stats Depository Board, to be composed of the Governor. Attorney General, State Bank Commissioner and State Treas urer, at noon on the first Monday in March, and contracts shall be award cd with the approval of majority of said Depository Board within thirty days thereafter. For the security of the funds deposited. . bond shall bs required equal in amount to the amount of the deposits, or may pro cure for it bond in the form pre- scribed by it to the State of Arkan- sas, executed by any guaranty or bonding company. authorized to make surety bonds in this state, which bond shall be conditioned for the safekeep- ing and payment of the funds so de posted. Act in force from passage
 Approved March 16, 1915.
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ACT NO. 88. Relating to the Practice of Veterinary Suroery.


 Creates State Veterinary Board and provides that hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the practice of veterinary surgery. veterinary dentistry or vet erinary medicine. or to prescribe treatment for or to perform surgical operations upon any domestic animals for livelihood. unless such person be a registered veterinarian. Governor to appoint members of State Veteri- nary Examining Board, which shall consist of three graduates of some legally chartered school or college of veterinary. Violators of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than one nor more than six months. or by both fine and imprison-
 Approved March 1. 1915.
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ACT NO. 83. Amends the Publicity Act.

Provides that all newspapers publishing any advertisement under the provisions of what is known as the Publicity Act" shall. free of charge. print at the head of each of such pub lications. in type of double the size of the publication itself. the following words: ''The cost of this publication to the taxpayers is the sum of (here insert the amount) dollars" Failure to comply with this act constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars.
 Approved February 25. 1915.
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ACT NO. 1o8. Providing For Control of State Chart table institutions.

Provides that the management and control of the State Char itable Institutions shall hereafter be under Board of Control. to con. sist of three members. who shall be appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Senate, and who shall hold office for six years. Members of the board shall reside at the state capital, and shall devote their entire time to their duties, and receive as compensation. the sum of s2,500.o co per annum. The Governor shall have power to remove any member of the board for inattention, neglect, miscon- duct or inefficiency in the discharge of his duty. The Board of Control may appoint a Secretary, who shall receive salary of $1,S0O00 per an- mum. Act in force from passage and approval.
 Approved March 4, 1915.
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valid judgment for any and all dam ages occasioned by the issuance of such injunction or restraining order Further. such judgment for damages shall be rendered against the party who obtained the restraining order or injunction, and against the sureties on the bond, and the same shall be con- elusive against them: and in proceed ings hereinunder, the sureties shall be considered parties in the cause; pro- vided, the court may, in it's discre- ton. require . reasonable notice to such surety before such finding and judgment. Act in force from pas sage.
 Approved March 3. 1915.
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ACT NO. 126.
ACT NO. 126. Regulating the Practice of Chiroprac ties In the State of Arkansas.

Regulating the Practice of Chiroprac'
 ties In the State of Arkansas.
 Authorizes and regulates the practice of chiropractics in the State of Arkansas. and provides for the licenses and examination Of Chiropractors and creates State Board of Examination and Registra- tion. and provides for the appoint ment of same; provides curriculum and establishes a standard of eticlen- cy; provides prerequisites, and es' tablishes a fee for examination, to provide for the disposal of the fund arising from said fee. to regulate the holding of meetings of said board, and issuance of license to practice Chiro- practic. and to provide penalty for practicing Chiropratic without H. cense, provided by this act Practi- tioners to be bound by police and health regulations. Chiropractors prac- ticing without licenses shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic- ton thereof shall be fined not less than s100.00 nor more than $2O0.0O, and for a second offense shall be con- fined in the county jail not less than one nor more than three months, and in either event. shah pay the cost os the prosecution. Act in force from passage.
 Approved March II. 1915.
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ACT NO. 152. Regulating Certain Glasses of Indemi njty Contracts

Authorizes the exchange ol inter-insurance, contracts of indt viduals, partnerships and corporas tions. Contracts may be executed by attorney. agents or other represents tives designated. Subscribers con tracing among themselves, shall flle with the Insurance Commissioner cer. tain declarations verified by oath. Commercial rating by subscribers must be furnished. Reserved sum in cash must be maintained at all times. Attorney shall make annual report to Commissioner. Rights given to eHp change contracts. Unlawful to nego- tiate or solicit any application with out complying with the provisions o3 this act Subscribers not authorized to collect assessments from employees who do not receive dividends. Act h force from passage.
 Approved March II. 1915.
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ACT NO. 4s.
Regulates Sales by Commissioners In
 Chancery.


 Regulates Sales by Comml lssiohers In
 Chancery.
 In all sales made by commissioners under decree of Chancery Courts for foreclosures of delinquent special as sessments in drainage, levee. road and bridge districts in cities and towns. and in all special assessment districts of every kind. the court may approve the sale subject to the rights of re- demption, and immediately upon such approval the purchaser shall have the right to possession of the lands and premises so sold. and such purchaser shall not be accountable for rents up on redemption, and he shall not injure or dispose of any timber. mineral or fixtures until the expiration of the right of redemption. Approved Feb ruary 9. 1915.
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The cost ot this publi- cation to the taxpayers is the sum of $ 21.25
A Synopsis of General
 Acts, 1915

| Earle W. Hodges. Secretary of 0&Ats for the State of Arkansas, do hereby certttx that the following is a true and correct synopsis. as prepared oy the Attorney General. under the provisions of initiated Act No. 3. of 1914. of au general laws passed by the General Assembly of 1915. and ap- proved by the Governor.
 Given under my hand and seal this 18th day of June. 1915.
 EARLE w HODGES,
 (geaD Secretary of State.
The Spectator., 1915-07-02
ACT NO. 101. Amending the Pension laws of the
 State.


 Provides that the following de to pensions: First, every per son who enlisted in the service as a soldier or sailor in the army or navy of the Confederate States of America. or in any one of the states thereof, and who is indigent or incapacitated for the performance of manual labor in the ordinary avocations of life. by reason of wounds received in the dis charge of his duty as such soldier or sailor. or who is now so incapacitated by reason of age. accident or disease. Second. every indigent widow of any deceased soldier or sailor who render cd service in the army or navy of the Confederate States of America, or any one of the states thereof, and has departed this life. shall not be exclud- ed from the right to receive such pen sion by reason of being married. sub seQuent to the death of such soldier CT sailor. provided that she is a wid- ow at the time of making her applica- tion- Third, every indigent mother now unmarried. of any such soldier or sailor, as hereinbefore described. Ev- cry person applying for pension un- der this act must have been bona fide resident of this state for a period of twelve months next preceding the date of his or her application. The pensions provided for therein shall be in the sum of one hundred dollars per year. All persons entitled to pen sions under the provisions of this act shall. on or before the second Monday of July of each year. file an applica- tion in form with the county clerk of the county in which he or she resides. or with the County Board of Pensions. Each application shall be verified with the oath of the applicant. and shall be supported by the statement of two dis interested witnesses. Act in force from passage.
 Approved March 3. 1915.
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ACT NO. ft4. Dams and Power Plants.

Amends Section 2 of Act No. 145 of the Acts oe 1913. amenda- tory to Acts of 1905. Any person or corporation organized under the laws of this state. for the purpose of pro- ducing power for any lawful purpose, shall have the right to erect a dam across any navigable or non-navigaole river in this state at such point as may be desired for the purpose of de- levoping electric power. Act in force from passage.
 Approved March g, 1915.
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ACT NO. 13Q.

 Inspection of Public and Private Hoe
 pItaIs and institutions of Different
 Kinds.
 Provides for the inspection of all public or private hospitals. reformatory homes. houses of deten- tion, convents. asylums. sectarian seminaries. schools or institutions. by the sheriff of the county in which such institutions are located. or by the grand jury thereof. or by any person or persons appointed by the circuit judge of the district in which such in- stitutions are located. upon the peti. tion of twenty citizens of said county or district, or by the volition of the said circuit judge. Act in force from passage.
 Approved March II. 1915.
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Approved March 4, 1915.
ACT NO. 10o. Defining Certain Public Nuisances and Providing For Abatement

and Providing For Abatement
 Thereof.
 Specifies that the conducting, maintaining. carrying on or en- gazing in sale of intoxicating li- quors in any building within this state. and all means, appliances. fix lures, etc. used for the purpose of conducting such business. are hereby declared to be public nuisance. and may be abated under the provisions of this act. Jurisdiction is conferred upon the Chancery and Circuit Courts of this state to abate such nuisances Act in force from passage
 Approved March 5, 1915.
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ACT NO. 90. Fixes Railroad Passenger Rates.

Amends Section 6611 of Kirby's Digest of the Statutes of AT. kansas, and Act No. 8 of the Acts of 1907, by fixing passenger rates in this state. as follows:
 Rates on railroads fifteen miles or less in length. cents per mile; over fifteen miles in length and less than 125 miles in length. cents per mile: over 125 miles in length. cents per mile. or fraction thereof. for adults. and one-half of the above named rates for children under F and over 5 years of age. Act in force from passage.
 Act approved March 4, 1915.
The Spectator., 1915-07-02
ACT No. i.

Appropriation to Pay Mileage and Per
 Diem and Contingent Expenses of
 the Fortisth General Assembly.
 Appropriates $10.S00.00 out of the vOrtilizer Inspection Fund and &rlnsfers 322.000.00 from the Fer e1li3er Inspection Fund to the General Revenue Fund, and appro- Vriates same for the purpose of paying . part of the mileage and per diem end contingent expenses of tho Forti- eth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas; and provides further that the said sum of 322.000.O0 be returned to the Fertilizer and Feed Inspection fund on or before August lst 19l6 Approved January IA. 1915.
The Spectator., 1915-07-02
ACT NO. 54.

Curing Defective Acknowledgements
 Provides remedy for defective acknowledgements of conveyance and other instruments of writ ing purporting to affect the titles to lands: provided that this act shall not apply to conveyances or other instru- ments of writing when the sare is brought in question in any suit now pending in any of the courts of this state. Approved February 16. 1915.
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ACT NO. 146. Appropriation For First District Agrk cultural Schoot

Appropriates the sum of $22e 50000 for the erection of build ings and installation of equipment necessary for the preservation of tho health and welfare of the students of the First District Agricultural School of Jonesboro, Arkansas. Excess ap- propriations to go into contingent fund. Contracts to be let as are other state contracts. Act in force from passage.
 Approved March 12. 1915.
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deemed guilty of . felony. and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the state peniten- tiary for not less than two years. nor more than ten years. Approved Feb ruary IT. 1915.
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ACT NO. 89. Regulating Passenger Farce on Short Line Railroads.

Provides that railroads wholly within this state more than S5 miles. and less than 100 miles in length, may charge three cents a mile fares for adults. and half fare for children over five and under twleve years of age. Railroad Com mission to authorize railroads to charge the rates specified. if 1t finds that such rates would be reasonable charge under the conditions obtaining in the petitioners case. Act in force from passage.
 Approved March 4, 1915.
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ACT NO. 56.
Regulating Practice of Dentistry.

Regulating Practice of Dentistry.
 Continues the Board of Den tai Examiners, composed of five practicing dentists, to be appointed by the Governor upon recommenda- ton of the Arkansas Dental Associa- tion. Members shall hold office for five years. and until their successors are appointed and quail fed. vacancies on the board to be filled by the Governor. Board of FIX aminers shall organize by electing of- ficers for the transaction of business. County clerks shall furnish duplicate lists of all certificates received and issued during the preceding year. Li- censes must be registered, and failure to so register serves as forfeiture of said license, and same can be re stored only upon the payment of cer- tain fees. The State Board may re- fuse license or suspend or revoke the same for any of the following causes: The presentation of license fraudu- lently obtained; the publication or cir culation of any misleading statement as to the skill or method of any per son or operator; the commission of a criminal operation or conviction for crime; the employment of unlicensed persons; and no person can be reli- censed within one year after such re- vocation or suspension. In all pro- ceedings for suspension thirty days notice shall be given the defendant. Board shall have power to make all bylaws governing their duties under this Act. Examination fee of fifteen dollars prescribed for each applicant. the same to be applied to the payment of the fees of said examiners. except that one-half of all money received shall be held by the secretary-treas- urer as special fund to be used as the board may deem necessary. Le- gal practitioners must procure a cer- tificate of registration from the sec retary of the board. Dentists or den jurors. Unlawful to practice dentistry or dental surgery under any name ex- cept his or her own. Dentists who have been lawfully licensed to prac- tice in other states may be licensed to practice in Arkansas. Persons of good moral character legally register ed and having practiced dentistry ip this state for period of five years are entitled to receive a certificate of registration upon the payment of $500. All licenses must bear a serial num- Der. Violations of this act shall con- stitute misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars. or by i'm prisonment in tho county jail not less than one month nor more than one year. or both fine and Imprisonment may be imposed. Nothing in the act shall prevent . legally qualified phy- sician or surgeon from extracting teeth. etc. Legally licensed druggists may All prescriptions for legally H. censed dentists. If license is lost or destroyed. duplicate license may be issued upon proper affidavit and the payment of $1.00. Penalty for filing or attempting to file as his own the diploma or license of another. ~lual. ifications of reputable dental colleges
 Approved February 16. 1915.
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ACT NO. "A.

For the Better Protection Of tho Pub.
 lic Safety.
 Provides that every person or persons, company or corpora tion. operating any railroad in this state is required to erect, operate and maintain an automatic block signal system at all tunnels located upon their lines within the state of Arkan- sas. They shall also erect and main. tain sign boards within one mile of each end of all tunnels more than fifteen hundred feet in length located on their lines in this state Approved February 24. 1915. and takes effect June 30, 1915.
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ACT NO. 14s.
ACT NO. 148. Appropriation For Extension Work lN Agriculture and Home Economies.

Agriculture and Home Economies.
 Appropriates the sum of $47,. 260.00 out of the General Revenue Fund for the support, maintenance and necessary expense of doing exr tension work in agriculture and homo economics in the State of Arkansas for the biennial period ending Juno 30, 1917, and that this appropriation shall be expended by the College of Agriculture of the University of Ar kansas, which is the land grant coi- lege of this state. Act in force from passage.
 Approved March 5. 1915.