The Carlisle independent., 1919-06-26


 Acts of 1915. entitled "An Act to re- move the disabilities of married women In the State of Arkansas." Provides that married women shall have all of the of the State if she were 8 femme sole. It Is expressly declared to 5e tn intention of the act to remove all stat utory disabilities as well as common law disabilities. such the disability to act as administratriX, executrix. etc.
 ACT NO. e7.
 Approved February II, 1919.
 An Act to amend Act No. 266 of the Acts of 1917, entitled An Act to es tablish and regulate bonded ware- houses; to establish a marketing bu- reau to regulate the ginning and pack ing of cotton, to provide for the grad ing and classification of cotton and oth- CT foreign products" Provides that any number of persons. not less than ten, at least so per cent of whom shall be engaged in agriculture. may apply to the board of supervisors Of ware houses for charter as public ware- housemen. Prescribes the necessary contents of the application and pro- vides that the capital stock shall not be less than $1.000 Provides that when the application is approved the Sec retary of State shall issue a charter. which charter shall be recorded by the Commissioner of Mines, etc, and such commissioner shall issue a certificate permitting such warehouses to do bus
 
 warehouse shall enter into the State of Arkansas with a good and sufficient bond to be approved by said Board of Supervisors. The condition of such bond shall be to obligate the corpora ton to observe all of the provisions of this law. and shall be for the purpose or guaranteeing that the corporation will exercise ordinary care in storage guaranteeing the classification. weights, grades and measures made by the cor poration. Provides that any person in- tured may sue on the bond and the State need not be made a party. Pro vides that the control of said corpora tion shall be by board of directors of not less than three or more than nine, which directors shall be elected ,annu- members of the corporation. Provides that the profits shall be divided among members of the corporation. but pro- vides further that 20 per cent of the net profits of each years business shalt be paid into the reserve fund until such fund equals the amount of the orig fnal capital stock.
 Provides that corporations chartered under shts act shall have the right to act as warehousemen. and shall have the right to sell in the market all prod commission basis. Provides that such corporations shall take a fair sample from each bale deposited with them which sample shall be graded by com
 
 supervisors Provides that such cor porations may loan money upon prod ucts placed in their warehouse and provides that such corporations may loan to their members money to enable them to make and mature their crops.
 Provides that all public gins shall be required to obtain license by mak- ing application to the Commissioner of Mines. etc. Provides that cotton gin- ned by a public ginner shall be balsd In press box not exceeding 27x64 inches, inside measurement. and shall be wrapped with sound standard bag Provides that such ginner shall at- tach such marks of Identification as may be provided by the Commissioner shs as pas aso ass ssst. sn 2h cents for each tag or mark of iden- tihcation used by him. Provides that l such tags shall be good for the season for which they are issued, and shall not be subject to be used for any other sea son. but provides that tags left on hand may be exchanged for tags of the suc- 1 ceeding season; the word season mean ing from the first day of May to the 30th day of April following. Provides a penalty of not less than $10 or more 1 than $50 for ginner to willfuiiy- fail or neglect to attach a proper identifi- cation tag to each bale of cotton.
 ACT NO. es.
 Approved February II, 1919. | roads improved by improvement dis tricts. Provides that improvement dis tricts may be formed to repair roads or bridges now or hereafter improved by either by special act or under general laws. Provides that ten land owners establishing such district may Ale with the county clerk a petition to 1 form a district to maintain such roads ! Such clerk shall publish notice call l ing on all persons to take notice of | such petition. The County Court shall consider the petition and may create | such a district unless the majority in value and the majority in number and l acreage are opposed to it's organiza- | ton Such courts shall issue an order creating such district and shall ap- | give the district name. It shall be 1 the duty of the commissioners to keep ! the road in repair. and in order to do | this they may borrow money and may make and issue negotiable evidences of | inde bt edness.
 | Provides that the commissioners shall determine what repairs are neces- sary and shall ascertain the benefits ! that will be derived by the several ! tracts of land in the district. and pro- | vides the annual ihstallment for the payment of such benefit. Provides that each year the commissioners shall as- certain the amount necessary to main tain such roads. and they shall certify to the county clerk the per cent of the assessment tnat Mhl pS HeSueu to I maintain such roads for that year. The 1 clerk shall calculate the amount to be ! paid by each tract of land and enter 1 the same on the tax books, and the same shall be collected by the cellec- tor at the time and in the manner oth- CT taxes are collected. Provides that | the commissioners may borrow money and issue bonds, and provides a sink l ing fund for the payment Of same. Pro- vides that the repairs may be made by | contract or by contributing to work done by county officials.
 ACT NO. 70.
 Approved February II, 1919.