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.ct approved March 4, 1915.
ACT NO. 1o1. Amending the Pension Laws of the
 Staye

Provides that the following de scribed persons shall be entitled 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 ed 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 a 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. Ali 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 8. 1915.
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ACT NO. 126. Regulating the Practice of Chiroprac' tics 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 a State Board of Examination and Registra- tion. and provides for the appoint ment of same: provides a curriculum and establishes a standard of efticien- Cy: provides prerequisites, and es- tablishes 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 a penalty for practicing Chiropratic without a 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- tion thereof shall be fined not less than S100.00 nor more than S200.00, and for second offense shall be con- fined in the county jail not less than one nor more than three months, and in either event, shall pay the cost of the prosecution. Act in force from passage.
 Approved March II, 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 fin the presence of the State 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 ed with the approval of majority of said Depository Board within thirty days thereafter. For the security of the funds deposited, bond shall be required equal in amount to the amount of the deposits, or may pro- cure for 1t bond fin 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. 108. Providing For Control of State Charl. table Institutions

Provides that the management and control of the State Char itable Institutions shall hereafter De under Board of Control. to con. slst or 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 % 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 Secretary, who shall receive a salary of $l.S00.0O per an mum. Act in force from passage and approval.
 Approved March 4. 1915.
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ACT NO. 152. Regulating Certain Classes of Inden- nitv Contracts

Authorizes the exchange of inter-insurance, contracts of indi- viduals, partnerships and corpora tions. Contracts may be executed by attorney, agents or other representa- tives designated. Subscribers con- tracting among themselves, shall file 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 ex- change contracts Unlawful to nego- tiate or solicit any application with out complying with the provisions of this act Subscribers not authorized to collect assessments from employees who do not receive dividends. Act in force from passage.
 Approved March II, 1915.
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ACT NO. 8S. Relating to the Practice of Veterinary


 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 10 prescribe treatment for CT 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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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- tion. require a reasonable notice to such surety before such finding and judgment. Act in force from pas sage.
 Approved March 3. 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 If. cense fee is s1.00. All licenses expire on December 31. of each year. No person shall be licensed to hunt ex. cept resident of the State of Ar. kansas. Tho State Game and Fish Commission is created by this act, composed of five members to be ap. pointed by the Governor for a term of four years No person except actual residents Of ths 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. lection 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 State 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 S25.00 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 be unlawful to kill or have in possession in any one day more than 15 quail and 25 ducks. It shall be unlawful to hunt on any enclosed land, withou, securing the permission of the owner
 It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to use a seine or other dc wise, other than hook and line for catching fish, except they pay an an. nual license fee of S25.00 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 $100.
 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 O. 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 s100.00 nor more than S50O.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 S10.00 on all trappers for fur-bearing animals, using more than 10 traps. It shall be unlawful to hunt or destroy beaver and otter in this state for a period of five years. Act fin force from passage.
 Approved March II, 1915.
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ACT NO. 56.
Regulating Practice of Dentist

ncSuidtiHS FTdCtlCC OI OCUtiStIy. Continues the Board of Den tai Examiners, composed of five
 practicing dentists, to be appointed by the Governor upon recommenda-
 tion of the Arkansas Dental Associa-
 tion. Members shall hold office for five years, and until their successors are appointed and Quali- fled. vacancies on the board to be filled by the Governor. Board of Ex- aminers shall organize by electing of fcers for the transaction of business. County clerks shall furnish duplicate lists of all certificates received and issued duying 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 | I
 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- tai surgeons exempt from service as 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 in
 this state for period of five years are entitled to receive 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
 fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars. or by i'm
 prisonment in the 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 a legally qualified phy- sician or surgeon from extracting teeth. etc. Legally licensed druggists may fill prescriptions for legally li- censed dentists. If license is lost or destroyed. duplicate license may be issued upon proper affidavit and the payment of S1.00. Penalty for filing or attempting to file as his own the diploma or license of another. .lual. iflcations of reputable dental colleges. Approved February Is, 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 amounD dollars" Failure to comply with this act constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by fine not to exceed five hundred dollars.
 Approved February 25. 1915.
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ACT NO. 123. Creation of State Board O 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 shau have passed an examination conducted by the board in heoretic, and practical physiology of the eye, and shall have registered and have received certificate of reg istration. This act shall not apply to physicians and surgeons authorized to practice under the laws of Arkansas, nor 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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ACT NO. 30. Prohibits the Issuance of Liquor IL censes in Arkansas

Section l prohibits the issuance of license by any county judge. city coun- cil, or any representative thereof to manufacture, sell. barter or give away Intoxicating liquors of any kind any where within the State of Arkansas. Section 2. this law to take effect Jan uary l, 1916. Section 3 provides that violations of this act shall constitute . felony punishable by Imprisonment in the state penitentiary Courts not permitted to suspend sentence or per. init plea of guilty to be entered and continue the cause for a second of- fense of the provisions of this act. Section 4, this act cumulative to all present liquor laws prohibiting the is- suing of liquor licenses in the state. Approved February 6. 1915. at l1:15 a. m.
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ACT NO. So. Regulating Passenger Fares on Short inc 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 Gom- mission to authorize railroads to charge the rates specified, if it finds that such rates would be a reasonable charge under the conditions obtaining in the petitioners case. Act in force from passage.
 Approved March 4, 1915.
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The cost of this publi- cation to the taxpayers is the sum of $2l.25
A Synopsis of General
 Acts, 1915

1. Earle w. Hodges, Secretary of State for the State of Arkansas, do hereby certify that the following is a true and correct synopsis. as prepared by the Attorney General, under the provisions of initiated Act No. 3, of 1914. of all 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, (SeaD Secretary of State.
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ACT NO. 1t4. Dams and Power Plants.

Amends Section 2 of Act No. l45 of the Acts of 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-navigaple 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, 62.
Appeals or Writs of Error.

Amends Section 1l93 of Kir. by's Digest of the statutes of Ar. kansas as follows: An appeal or writ of error in civil case shall not be granted except within six months next after the rendition of the judg- ment. order or decree sought to be re- viewed, unless the party applying therefor was an infant or of unsound mind at the time of it's rendition, in which cases an appeal or writ of error may be granted to such parties or their legal representatives within six months after the removal of their dis abilities of death." Approved Febru- ary F, 1915.
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ACT NO. 90. Fixes Railroad Passenqer Rates.

Amends Section 6611 of Kirby's Digest of the Statutes of AT kansas, and Act No. of the Acts of 1907, by fixing passenger rates in this state, as follows:
 Rates on railroads fifteen miles or less in length. 5 cents per mile; over fifteen miles in length and less than 125 miles in length. 3 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 12 and over 5 years of age. Act in force from passage.
 Act approved March 4, 1915.
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Approved March 4, 1915.
ACT No. 1o9. Defining Certain Public Nuisances and Providing For Abatement
 Tbersa<

Specifies that the conducting, maintaining, carrying on or en- gazing in sale of intoxicating li- Guors in any building within this state. and all means, appliances. tix- lures. etc. used for the purpose of conducting such business. are hereby declared to be a 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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standing state warrantA Approved February g. 1915.
ACT NO. 4s.

ACT NO. 43.
 Regulates Sales by Commissioners 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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Approved March II, 1915.
ACT NO. 13O.

Inspection of Public and Private Hos
 pitals 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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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. 1.

Appropriation to Pay Mileage and Per
 Diem and Contingent Expenses of
 tho Fortieth General Assembly.
 Appropriates s10.S00.00 out of the Fertilizer Inspection Fund and transfers $22,0O0.O0 from the Fer t1izer Inspection Fund to the General Revenue Fund, and appro- priates same for the purpose of paying . part of the mileage and per diem and contingent expenses of the Forti- eth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas; and provides further that the said sum of $22,00O.O0 be returned to the Fertilizer and Feed Inspection fund on or before August lst, 1915. Approved January IA. 1915.
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ACT NO. 1O7. Fixing the Time For Holding General Elections in Arkansas.

Provides that general elections In the State of Arkansas shall be held on the next Tuesday af- ter the first Monday in November. 1910. and every two years thereafter, TOT the election of all elective state. county and township offices. Act in force from passage.
 Approved March 8, 1915.
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ACT NO. 125.
Appropriation to Pay For Legal Ac.
 vertisinq For the Year 1913.

Appropriates money to pay for publishing proposed amendments to the constitution; also appro- priates money for publishing the pro posed Acts and Amendments under the Initiative and Referendum. Act in force from passage.
 Approved March II. 1915.
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ACT NO. 146. Appropriation For First District Anri- cultural School.

Appropriates the sum of $22,- 50000 for the erection of build ings and installation of equipment necessary for the preservation of the health and welfare of the students of the First District Agricultural School of Jonesboro, Arkansas. Excess ap- populations 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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ACT NO. 64. Unlawful to Possess Burolar Tools.

Provides that any person who makes, mends. designs or sets up, or who has in his custody or concealed about his person any tool. false key, lock pit bit, nippers, fuse, force screw, punch, drill, jimmy. bit. or any material commonly used for breaking into any vault. safe. railroad car. boat. vessel. warehouse. store, shop, office or dwelling house. shall be
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ACT NO. 148
HC NO. I4S. Appropriation For Extension Work In 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 ex- tension work in agriculture and homo economies in the State of Arkansas for the biennial period ending June 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 col lege of this state. Act in force from passage.
 Approved March 5. 1915.
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ACT NO. 17. Repeals Act No. 24o of the Acts of

Repeals Act No. 240 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1918. wherein county judges are pro 'hibited from accepting fees from per sons charged with crimes and misde- meanors within their own counties and from accepting fees from persons in civil actions wherein as the result of . trial therein any cost might be as- sessed against the county. Approved February 2. 1915.
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ACT NO. 70. Appropriation to Pay Balance Of Ex- peuses of the General Assembly,

Appropriates S55.00000 of the taxes and fees received by the state during the months of January and February. 1915. to pay the balance of the ss0.000.00 appropriated for mile age and per diem and contingent ex- penses of the General Assembly. and directs that the State Treasurer shall set aside all revenues received from insurance companies and other like sources until the said amount shall have been received and paid out for the purpose aforesaid. All money re- Aceived In excess of the said $55. 900. %
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