Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-02-18
Governor Sends Special Mes
sage Urging Prompt Ac-
ton on Appropriation.
TAX ON LOAN SHARKS
Waggcner Bill Practically Prohibits
Operation Of Pawn Shops by impGs-
ing Tax Of $500 in Cities Like
Pine Blur.

Little Rock, Feb. IA speci1l
message from Governor Hays was
delivered to the house this afternoor
REQUESTING {, Ilompt coialGt t,uiol CT
lie senate bill ,l,a!i',ie, ii, dupr0I rid
tuildin and exhibit III the Pa lama-
!. a"ific exposition. The fair open :
Feb. 20, and the Arkansas building is
rot yet complete, although mang
other states have completed their eN-
hibt. The work on the building has
stopped, also the work on the yari-
Gus display booths.
"ln case this great exposition
should be allowed to open With our
exhibition standing in its present un
completed condition il would elicit
much unfavorable comment upon our
state" says Governor Hays.
The bill was considered in com
mittee OF the whole and reported
favorable. Some opposition developed
when Representative Gray offered ar
amendment to reduce Inc approptia-
ton from $4,000 to 100000 THIS
was lost on vote Of 46 to Sc. A
motion to make it special orde!
1or 10 a. m. Friday was defeate, by
d vote of A to As, and the bill t. Kes
It's place on the calendar. The in
citations are that the bill will pass.
Tax On Pawn Brokers.
The house passed the bill miro.
duced by Representative WaggoneT
of Lonoke county, for a privilege tax
On pawn brokers and loan shark y
rhe tax provided is $1,000 in citiet OF
$4,000 population ana over $500 iii
c.,ies of 10000 to $1,000 populatl It: :;
81 600 in cities of less than 10000;
$500 in incorporated towns. Any con-
tract making the total discount
interest, bonus, or commission more
than 10 per cent per annum is in
valid. Any person, firm agent or
corporation making more than two
loans per month shall be considered
as being in the money lending, loan
shark or pawnbroker business. The
purpose of the act is to put the loan
sharks" out of business.
Putting In Full Day.
The legislature will adjourn sine
die at noon Thursday March II. None
of the appropriation bills have yet
come from the budget committee
come from the Budget committee
the first of next week. Upon their
appearance, it will take the greater
part of the remaining days OF the SEES
sion to dispose OF these imperative
measures Both houses are beginning
to economic time. The senate is be-
ginning to meet half an hour earlier,
at a. M. The house is beginning to
meet at 1870 p. m. instead Of p. M,
and on Wednesday and Friday nights
for the purpose of considering local
legislation. Up to the present time
there has been a total of o07 bllles
Reduce Special Legislation.
Supporters of the Stafford bill pro-
viding for a general stock law by
which passed the house
this afternoon, claim that it Will
obviate the necessity for special leg
station for stock laws. 1t provicsd
for elections for establishment of
fencing districts, to be held upon the
call of % percent or more OF the
electors. The counties of Hot Springs,
Sebastian, Sharp, Ne
yada, lizard, Van Buren,, Calhoun,
Marion, Howard, Lonoke, Cross, and
are exempted from the
provisions of the bill 1t is merely
an enabling act to provide for the
OF fencing districts by
those directly interested.