The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-12-13
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY RED CROSS
Senator Greenhouse and the Constitution

In voeng his opposition adoption of the proposed con,t
Senator Greathou communication published ARKANSAS
the following statement Under certain restrictions may be ]
by evee districts road districts counties state
Our Constitution allow such issues and NH
its in The -
farms for the penientary provided good ~ oon
mentally unfortunate blind deaf mutes and soldiers and
have kept o. of anu
carefully following the proposition b
made: ~
The Arkansas at 1917 of which bod, San
member passed approved @ F
10TH gI7 will of the Acts
Arkansas 1917 being the title of which TO BoR
ROW MONEY TO COVER DEFICIENCY IN THE STATES GENERAL
REVENUE FUND INTEREST BEARING EVIDENCES OF
IpEBrEpNEss THEREFOR, LEVY TAX re CREATE SINK
ING FUND TO INTEREST PRINCIPAL OF SUCH LOAN
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
passed approved issuance by III, s,
Arkansas SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
ffHREE QUARTERS OF MILLION DoLLARs OF INTEREST BEAR
pal and IN interest and also provided that the notes issued
numbered eonseutye and registered by the Treasurer and
should be denominations of $4,000 ard 100000 and be payable ay
beginning not later than five after their date and extending
period than after their date bearing in
Five 90 annm payable
annually year
Section Page 48l provides the levyn pnc-
pal and interest Of these interest bearing evidences the
Section 10 the Acts on Page 4s2 Section 10 There
hereby appropriated out of amy mone in the State Treasury other
fifty thousand ($00oo0O Dollars
much thereof be the 20
making the lean herein provided for and for the
section Il on Page 1872 is as follows: section H. All laws and
hereby repealed
and safety an emergency is hereby declared to exist and This m bl
be in force and effect from and after its passage
Approved February
The Supreme Court of Arkansas ON the sth day of June 1917 the
case MCDANIEL STATE TREASURER, which
found volume 130 Arkansas Supreme Court Report decided
under the Constitution of 1874 the Legislature could lawfully ut
the bearing evidences of indebtedness Of the
that the of Arkansas bound by the
principal and interest
of of of the Legislature III
that Senator PASSAGE
Act
question naturally arises. stated BY
dathouse Constitution 1914 the did Nor have
power these bearing evidences of indebtedness which
by him all the improvements mentioned his printed let
to made by the State without debt
WHY did the Legislature of 1917 the act authorizing this ISSUANCE
of of a million dollars interest bearing notes.
by the Journal OF the
for the
j. l.. Davis Circuit Clerk Washington
DOLLARS $10OO0) cash. personal
money him instructions to deliver this
ONE HUNDRED t$100OO TO THE WASHINGTON eouN
the sole condition that Senator Gahoase at any
this date deliver him Davis statement
writing Greenhouse denying that the
passed by the Legislature of 1917 and denying
Arkansas the referred to decided us
binding obligation the State Arkansas
the principal and interest Of the evidences @
authority of the act referred to- and denying
of 1917 of which sho
that he VOTED FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE ACT
j. V Walker.
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