The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-20
HOG LAW
 NE ARS PASSAGE
Fence Measure Has Passed The House-State Lawmakers Are Rusy at Little Rock and Many
 Bills Are Being Considered.

Little Rock, Jan. 18.-The bill in troduced by Representative Freeman r Johnson to make four-wire fence legal fence in Polk county, was spassed by the house today.
 H The senate also read twice Repre- tentative Johnson's bill separating .be offices of sheriff and collector in *Polk county.
 * Administration bills to abolish the 3kpenitentiary commission, creating an Honorary commission of five members .and giving the commission authority ] fo abandon "the walls" here and turn ing the duty of executing death sen tenee prisoners over to Pulaski coun- N. appeared in both branches of the iegislature this morning.
 Among the bills introduced in the Blouse is one by Mir. Talkington of EEhite county which proposes to pro- h;bit the operation of pool and bil- iiard halls within three miles of any [ [hurch or school house in any county Df inc state The bill was referred sto the Committee on Cities and Towns Ritter an indication that there would be a flood of exemptions of various tounties.
 NJ More trouble was started when Mir. Arnold of Clark county introduced a bill exempting his county from the Provisions of the general dog tax law ff 1919. More than half of the coun- lies joined with him by amendment End the bill was finally referred to the committee on agriculture, and when it emerges from this committee 1t is .&Ikely that not more than half dog tn counties of the state will remain jn it's provisions.
 # A bill by Mir. Holcomb proposes to z< <hange the date of the primary cleo ion from the second Tuesday in Au- E fast to the last Tuesday in March; it < lso provides that the elector shall Dot be required to sign his name to |skis ballot; that the judges and clerks f election shall be selected not later Than two weeks before the election, 4nd that office holders, unless candi- Eates for reelection, shall not be dis Qualified from holding office of elec- Mon judge or clerk, and that the polls xhall open at seven o'clock a. ms in- tead of eight a. m, and close st six
 m.
 # The House has gone on record as teing in favor of the submission of ID amendment to the constitution Providing for the assessment and tax ion of personal property as well as fal estate for purposes of local inn Il.nx xt1t ftf Txsrn Al 1..,a ,ke. lave been initiated and only one can
 submitted by the legislature. There fe proposed amendments pending.
 resolution by MT. Williams of &onoke county was adopted, declar- Hg that the submission of an amend Nent for taxing personal property is W vital importance to the state, and
 questing the committee on consti- ptional amendments to work out and Expedite the adoption of such an mendment in preference to any oth-
 Such an amendment was offered N MT. Johnson of Polk county. The Poposal makes an exemption of $500 nd provides that it shall not au-
 orlze any district now existing to Epend money or incur indebtedness
 excess of the amount now pre- &ribed by law.
 8 The Emory bill to prevent public
 rviee corporations from raising or Ranging their rates without thirty NY notice was unanimously passed " the Senate Monday afternoon This Aeasure was reported favorably by
 e committee on public service cor pratlons. Senators Emory and Will = n ef Union spoke briefly upon the
 li They stated that it would pre-
 nt the utility corporations from fol-
 wing their present custom of put
 g increased rates into effect and
 Ving bond to return the over
 arge should the petition for such
 creased rates be denied by the Ar
 hSas Corporation Commission. <here were 27 members of the Sen
 present and all voted for the pas
 ge of the bill It was immediately
 ansmitted to the House for further ~- -nsideFasion.
 senator Stewart introduced bill ' tne Senate Monday afternoon which
 leave 1t up to the people of all
 ecial improvement districts wheth-
 or not work is to be continued. No
 nus may be sold in the district. if
 ne nave been sold, without an cleo
 n and the voters approve of it. If
 nas have. been sold no additional
 nds may be sold with out a special