The Monticellonian., 1917-01-18
VOL. XLVII. NO. &c
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II. b. No - (BIaekwood)-Fe au-
thorize cities OF first class to levy oc-
cupation tax
II. b. No. 16 tBuchanan1-T re-
Guce the maximum contract rate OF
interest from 10 to per cent
H. B. No. II (BurnetD-T require
burial of carcasses of dead animals as
safeguard to public health.
II B. No. Is (Bnrrow)-For the is
suance of school district bonds to buy
sites and erect school buildings.
II. b. No 10 fCardwelD provide
FOR filing vacancies in office of Unit
ed States Senator by appointment of
governor, until election can be held
so DAYS thereafter
II. B. No. % (Choate)-To repeal
Act No IS of 1915. creating the State
Veterinary Board
II. B. No 26 tcraig)-To permit
common school districts and churches
to become members of mutual insur-
ance societies.
Joint Resolutions introduced.
II j r. No. 4 tMcFerrinl- pro-
vide for payment of taxes derived
from railroad and other corporations
into common school fund. to be appor-
toned among the counties.
H. J. r. No 5 Davis of Columbia)
To provide for a system of rural
and farm loan credits
II. J. r. No. fGlark1-Proyiding
an amendment to the Constitution
giving Quorum Courts exclusive juris-
diction over local legislation.
II J. r. No Z Gentry
amendment 10 constitution increasing
members of Supreme Court from FIVE
to seven
II. ]. r. No. (Doyle)-To create a
pardon board, and limiting pardoning
powers of the governor.
Bills introduced.
II. B. No 80 (Hardage)-To provide
for the assessment of all companies,
associations and corporations engag-
ed in all kinds of insurance, security,
guaranty and indemnity business;
building and loan associations. and
assessing intangible property of all
corporations.
II. B. No "a (Nor1eet1-To create
State Bureau OF Sanitation and pro-
vide for inspection of hotels. boarding
houses and restaurants.
H. b. No 80 COLLIER and Hardage)
To abolish the State Board OF Con-
troll of Charitable Institutions. and
substitute honorary board to be
known as the State Board OF Char
tiles.
H. B. No. SO (Norfeet}-To appro-
pirate $4,000 for life size statue OF
late Senator James p Clarke for
Statuary Hall in the national capitol.
II. B. No. 40 (Gentry)-To amend
Act 159 of 1913 to require insurance
companies to file schedules with the
auditor of state
II. B. No. Al (Newton)-To provide
for an employment bureau in connec-
ton with the Bureau of Labor.
II. b. No. AZ (Hardage)-To let
printing of inititive measures on COM
pettiYe bids. by board composed of
governor. secretary OF state and audi
tor of state.
H. b. No. 43 (Hardyl-To define
terms OF certain state, county and
district officers. to begin on January
| following the election.
II. B No As fHarrison, McFerrin
and Cazort)-To provide method for
accepting federal road aid and 10
create an advisory board OF the State
Highway Commission.
II. B No. At fMaths)-To divide
state into four auditorial districts and
provide for appointment of district au-
ditors to audit the books of all county
officials.
H. B. No. 50 (Ross)-To provide for
the creation of the Arkansas TlIiteracy
Commission.
H. B. No. Sc (Stevens)-To require
county assessors to assess all proper
~, real and personal. tangible and in.
tangible, at reasonable market
value
II. B. No IS RECURRING
street railway companies 10 provide
vestihules for street cars during win.
ter months.
II. b No 50 (Osborne}-To repeal
Section 1898 of Klrhys Digest, which
provides that She taking Of unbranded
cattle running at large shall not con.
stitute larceny.
II. B. No so (Hardy)-To regulate
the sale of shrubs, seeds, fruit trees
and plants. Read twice and referred
TO the Committee on Agriculture.
Joint Resolution introduced.
II. J. R. No. 10 copeland of Izard)
Proposing amendment to constitu.
ton to reduce the maximum district
school levy from 10 to s mills. and IN
raise the maximum state levy from 2
to mills.
House Bills Passed.
II. b. No. ] (Hardage) Providing
for the per diem and expenses of the
General Assembly.
Joint Resolution.
II. J. r. No. 9 fRiggs)-Proposin
amendment to provide for equal sur.
frage