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ARTICLE x1-A. LOCAL LEGISLATION

ARTICLE XI-A. LOCAL LEG1SLATION
Section l. On demand Of the Mayor OF
Baltimore and City Council of the City
OF Baltimore, or on petition bearing the
signatures OF not less than % per cent
Of the registered voters Of said city or
any county (provided. however. that in
any case 1000 signatures shall be sufii-
Client to complete a petition), the Board
OF Election Supervisors Of said city or
county shall provide at the next general
or Congressional election, occurring af-
ter such demand or the Cling Of such
petition, for the election Of a charter
board Of eleven registered voters OF said
city or hve registered voters in any such
counties Nominations for members for
said charter board may be made not less
than forty days prior to said election by
the Mayor Of Baltimore and City Coun-
ell of the City of Baltimore or the Coun-
~ Commissioners of such county. or not
less than twenty days prior to said cleo
tion by petition bearing the signatures
written In their own handwriting land
not by their mark OF not less than per
cent OF the registered voters Of the said
City OF Baltimore or said county. pro-
vided, that in any case two thonsana
signatures OF registered voters snail h.
sufficient to complete any such nominat-
Ing petition, and II not more than eleven
registered voters of the City Of Balti-
more or not more than five registered
voters in any such county are SO nomi-
mated their names shall not be printed
on the ballot, but said eleven registered
voters in the CITY of Baltimore or five
in such county shall constitute said
charter board from and after the date
OF said election. At said election the
ballot shall contain the names OF said
nominees In alphabetical order without
any indication of the source of their
nomination. and shall also be so arrang-
ed as to permit the voter to vote for or
against the creation OF said charter
board, but the vote cast against said
creation shall not be held to bar the
voter from expressing his choice among
the nominees for said board, and II the
majority Of the votes cast for and
against the creation OF said charter board
shall be against said creation the cleo
ton Of the members of said charter
board shall he void; but II such majority
shall be In favor OF the creation OF said
charter board then and In that event
the eleven nominees of the City of Bal
timore or five nominees in the county
receiving the largest number OF votes
shall constitute the charter board. and
said charter board or a majority there
Of, shall prepare within six months from
the date Of said election a charter or
| form of government for said city or such
county and present the same to the
gavor of Baltimore or President of ths
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NO money. no trunks" said the rate
landlord III you don't pay your board
bill We hold your trunks till you do"
Splendid said Dedbroke. 'sThat'n
save me the expense of storage on
these things Of mine until next season
By-by, old manr'-Judge.
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An Act to amend the Constitution OF
Maryland by adding thereto a new Ar
ticle to be entitled, ARTICLE XVI pro-
viding for THE Referendum. and to
provide for the submission OF said amend
ment TO the qualified voters OF the State
for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be It enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland (three-ffths
OF all the Members elected to each OF the
two Houses concurring). That the fol-
lowing new and additional Article. to be
known as Article XVI. title. 1.-THE Ref
erendum." be. and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Cor
stitution of Maryland. and II adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof as
herein provided. 1t shall stand as part
and as q new and additional Article of
said Constitution. to be known and enti-
tied as aforesaid.
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PROCLAMATION


Whefoaa. az the January Session Of III,
General AFsfmhly OF Maryland held II
the yetr nineteen hundred and fourteen
Acts 4re passed. to wit; CHAPTER 80
pf1pcs4eg an amendment TO Article Is
% the Declaration Of Rights Of the Con
stiluttah OF Maryland. Chapter fl6 pro
posing new Article to said constltu'
tlou q he known as Article XI-A: Chap
ter isx proposing an additional seotioi
20 Afticle Ill Of said Constitution and
chapfet SIS. proposing an additional Ar
'icie ID said Constitution to be known as
Articief XVI: which said Acts OF tn
General Assembly are In words and hg-
lures fellowlng:
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I'D Ike to make you my wife.
said the practical young man, ''bui
they tell me you can't keep house"
Don't you believe all they tell you.
rejoined the girl in the case. You get
the house and put 1t in my name. and
ri prove to you that can keep it,
Exchange.
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J. MITCHELL C0CHRANE
Duly Commissioned
Notary Public
For Charles County, Nd.

VIII be pleased to attend all
calls for the purpose of taking
acknowledgements and affidavits
for usage either within or beyond
the limits OF the State of Mary
land. OFFICE CocHRANE's STORE,
"a PLATA, MARYLAND.
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H. H. BABCOCK CO.. Car
riages, buggies, surries to
suit city or country use. -
Anything on wheels can be
found here in stock, both
new and second hand. Big
line of pony wagons and
harness.
P. D. Schmidt & Co.
413.4I5 W. Fayette St
NEAR PACAs
BALTIMORE. MD.
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- more registered voters Of the city OF
county IN which said voters so signing
are registered. and one afidavit may
apply to or cover any number Of sigma
lures to such petition. The false signing
OF any name, or the signing Of any fc-
titious name to said petition shall be
forgery and the making Of any false af-
fidavit in connection with said petition
shall be perjury.
Section 4 And be II further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That the
aforesaid Article hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution shall be
at the next General Election for Mem
bers OF the General Assembly held IN
this State submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof, for their adop-
tion or rejection In pursuance of the di-
rections contained In Article XVI OF the
Constitution OF this State. and at the
said general election the vote on said
proposed amendment TO the Constitution
shall be by ballot. and upon each ballot
shall be printed the words For
the Constitutional Amendment and
Against the Constitutional Amend.
ment." MS now provided by law. and i'm
mediateiy after said election due return
shall be made to the Governor Of IN
vote for and against said proposed
amendment as directed by the said Four
tenth Article of the Constitution.
Approved April 9Th. 1914
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An Al to amend Article XIV Of IN,
Dcciar4alon Of Rights Of the Constitution
OF the State Of Maryland. and TO pro
vide fer tAe submission Of such amend
mcnt q the qualified voters Of this Stat
Tor their adoption or rejection.
Section /. Be It enacted by the Genera
Assembly OF Maryland (three-ffths o.
al the Members Of each Of the twt
Housed concurrng), That the following
Article be and the same Is hereby pro
posed IN the place and stead Of Articl'
XIV Of the Declaration Of Rights OF thu
Constitution Of the state OF Maryland
as at present existing and II adopted
by the legal and qualified voters thereof
as hereln provided, it shall superced'
and stand in place and stead Of such Ar
ticle.
Artleie XIV. That the ievying of take
by thu poll Is grievous and oppressive
and e5sht to be prohibited; that pau
ners o,lzht not to be assessed for TIT
suppof{ OF the government that thu
General Assembly shall BY uniform
rules. provide for separate assessment
Of laHS and classification and sub-classi
addf.ous OF improvements on land ant
personal property. as II may deem prop
er: and all taxes thereafter provided t
be iesied BY the State for the supporl
Of The general State Government, and
BY the counties and by the City Of Bal
tiincre for their respective purposes
shall. BE- Uniform as to land within ths
taxing district, and uniform within tn
class 81 sub-class of improvements on
land and personal property which the
reapactive taxing powers may have d.
fected 10 be subjected to the tax levy;
yet Hles, duties or taxes may properly
and 5fistiy oe imposed. or laid with q
political view for the good government
and Ht.edt of the community.
aecfson q And be It enacted by thu
authority aforesaid, that the foregoing
Article hereby proposed in place and
stead n ticle Ky of the Declaration
OF RTE 81 the Constitution of the
State q Maryland shall be. at the next
gener4f election for members of the Gem
eral A sembly held IN this State. sub
mittet % the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection
In pti4i nance OF the directions contained
In Ari1sle XIV OF the Constitution Of
thie ZIG, and that at said general cleo
ton ne vote on said proposed amend
ment 81 the Constitution shall be by bs'-
lot. ard upon each oficiaI ballot Their
shall h5 printed the words For the Con
afiiutifnal Amendmert' and ''Againx
INC Cozstffutionai amendment as nos
prescribed by law. and Immediately afte
said election due returns shall be mad
to the Governor of the vote for an
against said proposed amendment as di
rected by Article XIV Of the Constitu
tion.
Approved April 10th. 1874
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An Act to propose an amendment to
Article III. OF the Constitution OF the
State OF Maryland. by adding a new Sec
tion. to be known as Section 90. and &c
provide for the submission Of said
Amendment to the qualified voters o.
this state for adoption or rejection.
eral Assembly OF Maryland 0hree-hfths
Of all the Members Of each Of the two
houses concurring). That the followi "
new Section be and the same is hereb
proposed as an amendment to Artic.
III, title. Legislative Department" o.
the Constitution of the State of May
land the same TO be inserted after Sec
ton 50 and to be known as Section 81;
and If adopted by the legally qualified
voters thereof. as herein provided. sal
Section shall become a part OF Arti-l
III Of the Constitution of Maryland.
Section 80. The General Assembly O.
Maryland shall have the power to p o.
vide by suitable general enactment (9j
for the suspension OF sentence by the
Court in criminal cases: % for any forni
Of the iaSeterminate sentence in crimi
nal cases, and (c) for the release upo
parole IN whatever manner the Gene
Assembly may prescribe, OF convlcts i'm
prisoned under sentence for crimes.
Section 2. And be It further enacted
by the authority aforesaid. That the said
foregoing Section. hereby proposed as 4
amendment to the Constitution shall at
the next ensuing general election. to be
held on Tuesday next after the first
Monday in the month Of November. 1876
be submitted to the legal and qualified
voters OF Maryland for their adoption or
rejection In pursuance OF the directions
contained In Article II OF the Constitu-
tion OF this State. and at the said cleo
tion the vote on said proposed amend
ment TO the Constitution shall be by bal
lot and upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words For
the Constitutional Amendment and
Against the Constitutional Amend
ment." as now provided by law. and i'm
mediateiy after said election due returns
shall be made to the Governor Of the
vote for and against said proposed
amendment as directed ny said Artiels
Il of the Constitution.
Approved April 10th. 1914
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"Going to stretch your legsT' we ask
ed the man who supports thirteen rela
tives
"Only the other one" he replied In
explanation. Exchange.
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Until now. sir. | have never been
forced to ask you for loan"
Until now. sir. | have never been
forced to refuse Philadelphia
Ledger
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Hes sning the, company that con
structed his artificial limbs"
"On what groundsT
"Nonsupport Buffalo Express
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CHAPTER ne

An Act to propose an amendment to
the Constitution of this State by adding
new Article thereto to follow imme-
diately after Article XII and to be known
as Article XI-A, and to provide for the
submission of said amendment to the
qualified voters Of this state for adoption
or rejection.
Section 1. Be II enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly Of Maryland. (three-fifths
OF all Members of each of the two
Houses concurring). That the following
Article to follow Immediately after Arti-
Gle XII and to be known as Article xI-A,
be and the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution OF
this State, which Article. II adopted by
the qualified voters Of this State. as
herein provided. shall thereby by such
adoption be and become a part of the
Constitution of this State.
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a. THE INDEPENDENT
ONR WAR ONE DOLLAR
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NOW, THEREFORE,, /, PHILLIPS
LEE GOLDSBoROUGH, GOVERNOR
OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, in
pursuance of the direction contained in
Section l. of Article IA Of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Maryland, DO
HEREBY ORDER AND DIRECT, that
a copy OF each of said above recitsd
Acts of the General Assembly Of Mary
land Of 1914 be published in at least two
newspapers in each Of the counties Of
! the State and in three newspapers pub
lished in the City of Baltimore. one of
which newspapers published IN said city
of Baltimore to be published In the Ger
man language. once week for at least
three months next preceding the election
| to be held in said State OF Maryland on
the Tuesday next after the first Monday
in November. 1915. and at which election
the said proposed amendments and add.
tons to the Constitution of Maryland.
shall be submitted. In form and manner
prescribed by the General Assembly. "a
the legal and qualified voters of the
State for their adoption or rejection.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE
GREAT SEAL oF THE STATE.
DONE at the City Of Annapolis. on
this goth day Of July in the year of
and fifteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GoLDsBoRoUGH.
By the Governor: 4
ROBERT P. GRAHAM
Secretary of State.
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Board OF County Commissioners Of suo,
county. who shall publish the same II q
least two wspapers Of general eircu
iation publshc In said City OF Haih
more or county within thirty days afte
u shall be reported to him. Such charts
shall be submitted to the voters Of SAID
city or county at the next general o.
Congressional election after the repor
Of said charter to said Mayor 81 Baiti
more or President o. the Board OF coun
" Commissioners: and II a majority
the votes cast forfand against the adop
ton Of said charter shall be IN favor o
such adoption. the said charter from ane
after the fhrtieth day from the date o.
such election shall become the law o
said city or county. subject only to thu
Constitution and Public General Laws o.
this State. and any Public Losal Law
Inconsistent with the provisions Of sale
charter and former charter Of said ths
city Of Baltimore or county shall b.
thereby repealed.
The Newark journal., 1915-05-07

Wholesale and retail feed,
Adams Bros.
Blank notes for sale at The
Journal office.
Full line of tinware for sale
at j. H. Holderby's.
Will Duvall of SulphurRock
was in town Sunday.
A.C. Martin of Newport was
in town Wednesday.
Squire J. Fl. Fetzer f Logan
was in town Monday.
Rev. L. B. Hankins spent
Tuesday in Batesville.
J. w. Martin of Newport
was in town Tuesday.
Jesse L. Mcdaniel of Cord
was in town Saturday.
Sam Barnett spent Saturday
in Newport on business.
Good Seed Corn for sale at
the Newark Lumber Co.
Il. A. Gre transacted bust
ness IN Batesville Monday.
NJ S. Fisher transacted bust
ness in Batesville Tuesday.
w. L.Porter went to Bates
vile on business Monday.
L. P. Smith of Searcy was in
town Saturday on business.
Knox mends shoes cheap.
III Walnut street, Newport.
Prof. and Mrs. J. c. Wynne
spent Saturday in Batesville.
Fizer Noe of Batesville was
in town Tuesday on business.
Garden seed in the old re-
liable bulk form at E. E. AL
lens.
Full line of feedstuff;
bran, chops, and oats at j. H.
Holderby'A
High class commercial
printing promptly done by
The Journal.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. McCurdy
and son, Charles, are spending
a few days at Judsonia.
A. A. Covington of the Sui
phur Rock neighborhood was
in town Saturday on business.
The Newark journal., 1915-05-07
METHODIST

Sunday School, 10 a. m, F.
c. Hoyt, Supt. Preaching II
a. m. and 8 p. m. Special
Music by trained voices. Wo-
mans Missionary Society meets
first and last Tuesdays of each
month. Board of Stewards
meet tie last Saturday night of
each month. We bid you a
hearty welcome to all our SER
vices and invite you to wor-
snip with us
l.. B. Hankins, A. B., Pastor
The Newark journal., 1915-05-07
o o o o o o o o o o o O
o CHURCH DIRECTORY o
O o o % o O o o o o o @
CHRISTIAN

Sunday School 10 a. m. A.
c. Eller, Supt. Preaching
First Sunday in every month
at II a. m. and 8 p. m. First
day meeting, every Sunday.
R. E. Hayden, Pastor
The Newark journal., 1915-05-07
BAPTIST

Sunday School 1920 a. m.
R. M. Galloway, Superintend-
ent. Preaching first and sec
ond Sundays, II a.. m. and s
p. m. Prayer meeting, We'd
nesday Evenings. B. Y. P. U.
Sunday, 7 p. m.
w. E. Sheriff., Pastor.
The Newark journal., 1915-05-07
Iron Mountain Trains Pass
Newark as Follows
West Bound
East Bound
COTTON SEED

i had 1910 pounds of
"Half-and-Half" seed cotton
ginned at the Newark gin
which made a bale weighing
1852 pounds, net. I have a
few bushels of these seed for
sale at $125 per bushel.
j. L. BROWN.
Newark, Ark. (Adv)
The Newark journal., 1915-05-07

a me son was porn TO MT,
and Mrs. E. B. Chesser Mon
day morning.
If you have property for
sale, list il with the Newark
Real Estate Co.
Just received car of
choice timothy and clover hay.
Newark Lumber Co.
Good Seed Cotton Seed for
sale.-Apply to Mrs. w. T.
Magness, Newark, Ark.
Quite a number of people
from this place have left fir the
berry fields at Judsonia.
Noah Harris, one of Oil
Thoughts best citizens, was in
town Saturday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. O. Burns of
Batesville were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Moore Sun
day.
Best, freshest and clean
est stock Of groceries in
town at R. r. Ration &
Sons.
Miss Ella McDonielis spend
ing the week at Newport the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
Foot.
Miss Norine Combs, who has
been attending school here left
Saturday for her home at
Balch.
The incest line of strictly
new and fresh line of gro
cries in Newark at J. H. Hol-
derby's.
Uncle Bob Adams and little
grand daughter, Carrie Duvall
of Oil Trough were in town
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Lyman
of Little Rock were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Allen
Tuesday.
DR.. J. B. Roe left Monday
nigh for Little Rock to attend
the meeting of the State Medi-
cal Society.
You get more for your
money when you buy garden
seed in bulk. Get them at
E. E. Aliens.
Good coal oil for 10 cents
a gallon; the best coal oil for
Is cents a gallon at j. H. Hol-
derby's, Newark, Ark.
Mrs. A. A. Evans and little
son, Willis, left Saturday for
Balch to spend a few weeksvis-
ting Mrs. Evans father.
J. H. Holderby will pay you
the highest market price for
your chickens, eggs, butter
and produce of all kinds.
If you appreciate good bis
cult go to ]. H. Holderby's and
buy your flour. He handles
the best flour in Newark.
G. NJ. Fields & Co., have
opened a poultry house and
will buy al kinds of produce
and pay good prices in cash.
Mrs. w. j. Harrington re-
turned Monday from a pleas
ant visit with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. l.. Foot, near Elgin.
Mrs. Ella Yancey returned
to her home at Little Rock Sat
urday, after a pleasant visit
here with Mrs. Lizzie Waugh
an.
A new cattle dipping vat
has recently been built in the
Sharp neighborhood, short
distance northwest of Sulphur
Rock.
MRS. T. H. bearing and Mrs.
Eta Mcdonnell left Tuesday
nigh for Antoine to spend a
few days visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
I. w. Hulsey.
A. l.. Dunlap of Desha, j. A.
Holmes and j. A. Kennard of
Batesville have been appoint
The Newark journal., 1915-05-07

FOR Sale.-EggS Tor natch-
ing, from bred-to-lay Single
Comb White Leghorns; Is for
81 or 80 for $3.50. E. B.
/ Chesser.
Miss Hazel Edwards, who is
attending Galloway College at
|Searcy spentSaturday andS Sun
day here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. NJ. Edwards.
For Sale.-Telephone No.
. on the Cooper System, which
gives purchaser right to con-
nection and service for zoe
per month. For particulars
apply to The Journal office.
For Sale.-Scholarship in
Batesville Business College;
bookkeeping, shorthand and
stenography, or combination
and unlimited course. Apply
at The Journal office.
Miss. Verhoff, of st. Louis
will be here every Monday
and Tuesday with complete
line of ladies' and misses
spring hats. Her shop is To-
Gated in the Golden Rule
Store.
E. G. Magness who has a
position as assistant stewart
at the State Hospital at Little
Rock, spent a few days here
this week with Mrs. Magness
returning to Little Rock Tues
day night.
DR.. S. A. Drennen of Bates
vile spent Sunday in town Wis
ting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. Drennen, and left on the
night train for Little Rock to
attend the meeting of the State
Medical society.
Prof, Sidney Pickens of
Batesville was a passenger up
the road Saturday night en-
route home from Little Rock
where he attended meeting
of the executive committee of
the State Teachers Association.
T B. Padgett received the
sad news Sunday of the death
in Washington City, Saturday
of his sister, Mrs. Marie E.
Mohler. Last Sunday would
have been the 83rd anniver-
sary of Mrs. Morler's BIRTH
Batesville Guard.
Srvices at the Baptist church
on the second Sunday in May.
Subject forthe morning service
"Baptists are Scriptural in
their practice of communion.
Sunday night at 8 o'clock the
subject will be: "The evils of
infant baptism" Everybody
invited. w. E. Sheriff., pastor.
Prof. and Mrs. j. C. Wynne
arrived Friday nigh from Crit
fihville, where he has just clos
ed a successful term of school
and will spend a few days here
visiting the lady's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Magness.
Prof. Wynne expects to leave
in q short time for Chica-
go where he will take a course
Of study in the Chicago Univer-
sity. He has been elected
principal of the Des Arc High
School for the coming year.
A. Gossett, who has been
visiting relatives and frieds at
Batesville and Sulphur Rock,
spent a few. hours with friends
in town Friday evening and
left on the night train for his
home at Murfreesboro. Mr..
Gossett was formerly citizen
of Newark but left here sever
al years ago and for the past
few years has made his home
with his daughter, Mrs. E. J.
Burton, at Murfreesboro. Mr..
Gossett is 70 years old but is
still able to go anywhere he
Ipleases and made the trip
alone to Murfrees-
boro which is in the extreme
southwestern prt of the state.
A few days ago when Post
master TharD delivered a dain-
The Newark journal., 1915-05-07

Don't forget to pay your
to The Journal.