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The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-16
ACT NO. 222. Auuraved Ma~rh a roqr


 An Act to make appropriation for the l,epartment of Mines. Manufacture and Agriculture.
 Appropriates the sum of s15,000. co Tor salary of the Commissioner of Mines. Manufacture and Agriculture, and Tor current expenses of the office is22 ~ year n"'ns tune sO' Appropriates for the maintenance of the Feed Inspection Bureau for the nscal year & ending June 30. 1922. the Appropriates for the maintenance of the Fertilizer Inspection Bureau for the nscal year ending June 80. 1929, Appropriates for the maintenance of the Warehouse and Marketing Bureau for the fiscal year ending June 80. 1922, the sum of s24.700,00.
 Appropriates for the maintenance of the Bureau of Crop Estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922 the sum of $12,500.00.
 Appropriates for the salary of the Commissioner and for the current ex- penses of the office for the fiscal year ending June So 1923. the sum of Appropriates for the maintenance of the Feed Inspection Bureau for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1923, the sum of s60,0OO.O0.
 Appropriates for the maintenance of the Fertilizer Inspection Bureau for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1928, the sum of $S6.700.00.
 the Warehouse and Marketing Bureau for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1928, the sum of s24.700.00.
 Appropriates for the maintenance of the Bureau of Crop Estimates for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1928, the sum of s12.500.00.
 The aggregate appropriation for said department for the biennial period be- ing $297,SO0
 Provides that the unexpended balance for the first fiscal year may be trans ferred and become a part of the sec ond fiscal year.
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ACT NO. 324. Approved March 23. 1921.

An Act to make it an offense to set up or operate a distillery in the State of Arkansas, and providing g penalty therefor.
 Prohibits the making or fermenting of any mash, wort or wash At for the distillation or for the manufacture or sale. of distilled spirits or other alcot holic liquors.
 Prohibits any person from keeping in his possession any still, still worm, without registering the same with the proper United States officer, and pro- hibits the setting up to be used as a still any still, worm or substitute therefor. such as a kettle, washpot, metal tank or other vessel of any kind for the purpose of using same. or which, after being set up. may be used for the production of distilled spirits
 Provides that any device or process which separates alcohol from any fermented substance shall be regarded as a distillery. Prohibits the manufAc- ture of any still worm or still without first having qualified under the laws of the United States. Provides that any person who shall convert any ket- tie. washpot metal can, etc. or who converts any metal pipe of any kind into still worm or condenser shall be held to be manufacturer of stills. Provides that a violation of this Act shall be deemed a felony and be pun ishled by Imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
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cultural School and belonging to the Animal Husbandry Endowment. and for other purposes.
 Provides that the title tc all animals now belonging to the Animal Illus bandry Endowment of the First Dis trict Agricultural School shall be transferred to the State of Arkansas for the benefit of the four agricultural schools.
 Provides for the paNment of the bal ance due on the purchase price of said live stock. and appropriates the sum Of Sg,Q0V.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, from the First Dis trict Agricultural $7.o00.00 from the Third District Agricultural School, and s7,Q00.00 from the Fourth District pose of paying the balance due upon said live stock Provides for the equal division of said live stock among the four district agricultural schools of the State.
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ACT NO. 20z.

.4n Act to amend Section 4405 of
 rawford & Moses Digest and to pro- lde for the distribution of Arkansas upreme Court reports. Acts of the
 <islature. Digest of the Statutes of |rk kansas. etc.
 Directs the Secretary of State to sell 1e Digests of the Statutes of Arkan- as at $500 per volume, and sell the
 olumes of the Supreme Court Re- 8rts at s2.50, and to sell the Acts of 1e Legislature at cost to the State.
 rovides that all the Acts of the Legis- <1nre prior to 1917 shall be sold for Directs the Secretary of State to re- erx>e from sale a sufficient number of Ne copies of the Acts of the Legisla- Ire and tine Digest of the Statutes for te free distribution of one copy of 3ch as they are published to all jus hes of the peace, county and probate tdges. county clerks. circuit clerks, nerfffs. tax collectors county treas fers assessors, prosecuting attorneys, frcuit judges, chancery judges, su-
 reme court reporter, supreme court 1dges, supreme court library, and at 6fney general; provides that the at orney general shall be supplied with ~o copies, and each of the State de- when requested by the head the department, and members of the |tDeral Assembly
 Authorizes and directs the Secretary f State to make exchange with other <ates and countries or the digest Of 6e Statutes. acts of the Legislature, bd Supreme Court reports. Directs bf Secretary of State to furnish such leests. acts and reports to the Federal udges of the State. Provides that said ficers upon receipt of said books hall keep in good order and turn them Yer to their successors In office, and fpvides that for failing to properly fcount for such books shall subject hem to a fine of not less than ten nor Iore than twenty-five dollars. Pro- Hes that in case of lost books said
 linz with the Secretary of State a Latement. under oath, containing the zcts and reasons why said books were )st or misplaced and not due to any 4ult or negligence of said officer.
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10. 1891. and due September I, 1891, and bearing interest al the rate Of per cent in the amount of slSe ooo.oO. and deposit said certificate with the Treas orer of the State to the credit of the permanent school fund Provides that on or before September l. 1921, the State Debt Board shall cause to be engraved iSo bonds of the denomina- tion of Sl.eoo.e0 each. Said bonds tc be executed by said board and shall bear interest at 5 per cent, evidenced
 oN coupons attached, which shall be payable on the first day of september Of each year. Directs said board to execute said bonds and place them in the State treasury Co the credit of the permanent school fund. and provides for the destruction of the certificate upon the deposit of these bonds. Pro- vtdes that the interest on these bonds shall be paid out of the sinking fund.
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for salaries. maintenance and necessary expenses of the State Normal school Tor the nscal year ending June 30, 1922 Tor the support and maintenance of the state Normal School for the fiscal wear ending June 80 1928
 lroNldes that if the appropriation contained in any item be found un- necessary for the purpose mentioned the balance may be expended for any other purpose mentioned in the Act froNioes that if any of the appropria- tion made for the first period remains nnexpenueu. the same may be used for the same purpose for the second period
 Authorizes the Board of Directors to make all necessary contracts for the printing binding. etc.
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ACT NO. s4a.

An Act creating the policemens Pen sion Fund in cities of not less than forty thousand nor more than one hun dred and fifty thousand,
 Provides for a tax of one-sixth of a mill on the dollar on all taxable prop erty in cities having a population of not less than forty thousand nor more than one hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants to provide for fund for the pensioning and relief Of policemen.
 Provides for a Board of Trustees for Fund, to consist of the mayor, chief of police, chairman of the police depart ment committee of the City Council, the City Treasurer and q member of the police department to be selected by the department.
 Said Board to have superintending control over said fund.
 Provides that said Board may invest the funds in interest bearing bonds Of the United States, State. of Arkansas of the city in which such Board ls io- of the police department of the city, while in the performance or hls dutN, shall become physically or mentally y permanently disabled by reason of said service the Board may retire such of- ffcer upon half pay. Provides that In case any officer is killed while in the performance Of his duty CT siiaii die oi disease contracted by reason of his oc- cupation and shall leave n widow or children under the age of l4 years the Board may direct the. payment of sl5.oV per month for the widow and for each child until 1t reaches the age of 4 years direct the payment of t6.00 In case of no widow. but widowed moth CT dependent upon said officer Tor sup port the Board shall pay to the di- dowed mother the sum of $l5.O0 per month.
 Provides for the retirement of a po- liceman after twenty years of service where such member Is permanently disabled or ineapacitated, mentally or physically, on half pay. Provides Tor the pavment of s1O0.O0 for funeral ex- penses in case of any active or retired policeman.
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ACT NO. 3s5. Aunroved March y4. 1921.

Approved MHftN ~. AH&is
 An Act to preserve the old State Capitol Building and creating war memorial.
 Provides that the old state Capitol Building shall be designated as Ar Kansas State War Memorial Said me- morial is designated to the use of the American Legion, all state wide patri- otic organizations. subject to the con- sent of the Board of Trustees here~ after provided for. The exclusive care. control and custody of said building is placed in a Board of Trustees to be composed of seven members, all Of whom shall be members of some patri- ofic organizations of statewide activ- ity The saiG trustees to be appointed by the governor and to serve without compensation. Provides that tho actual custodian of the building shall be m officer of the National Guard. The Board of Trustees shall have authority to determine what organizations shall be permitted to use said building.
 Authorizes the Board of Trustees 10 repair and remodel said building, pre- serving the architectural designs tncre- of Appropriates the sum of sl0.000.00 out of the General Revenue Fund to pay expenses of such repairs.
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ACT NO. S5z. Amproyed March 1H. Yaaf

An Act to provide for the appropria- ton for the State PenitentiAry for the period ending June S0,1921.
 Directs the Treasurer of the state Co transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Special Penitentiary Fund the sum of s1se coo. .00, and directs the Board in charge of the State Peniten- tiarY to execute and deliver to the State Treasurer notes aggrcgating the sum Of siS0. .000.00, date March 10, l921 in the denomination of Si 0O000 each bearing interest at the rate of per cent payable to the state of Arkansas for the benefit of the General Revenue Fund. the interest thereon to be due January ist Of each year. and fifteen of the notes to be due January ist, 1928 and fifteen on the first day of January of each year thereafter until and including January l, l9S9. Pro- vides that the Penitentiary Board shall pay the interest on said notes and re- tire the same out of their general maintenance and appropriation fund.
 Appropriates sfs,000.00 to pay money now due on the purchase of the Tucker farm. Appropriates S225.00 for paying the interest on said amount. Appropri- ates the sum of $4,250.00 for paying in- terest on the State Debt Boards certifi- cate. Appropriates si57 526.0o for the operation, maintenance and improve ment of the State penitentiary for the period from February [. 1921, to Sep tember 80, 1921.
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ACT NO. 4Dl. Annrogod Marah 1N fa1I

 An Act creating the Firemen'a Relief
 Provides that the mayor. city clerk. chief of the fire department of each city or town In state. together with two members of the fire department for the Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund. Provides that members of the fire department who have served for q period of twenty years shall be re- tired from such service and shall be paid from the pension fund one-h half of his salary. Provides that where per- sons become phyalcaliy or mentally dls- department in conBequence of tho per- forInance of hIa duty shall be retired and be paid n monthly pension equal 10 of1e-hhif of the amount of his salary, Provides that during temporary sick ness or disability of any such ffremen all hospital expenses shall be paid out of said fund and the hremen shall he yidea that in case such person loses his life in the performance Of his duty, n sum equal to one-nalf of his salary per month shall be paid to his widow, or in case no widow, then to his child or children until they shall be sixteen to his father or mother if they were dependent upon him.
 Provides that in order to- secure money for said fund one~half or the annual tax of two per cent on all pre- miums collected by fire, tornado and domestic Insurance corporations of America az provided by Section lls of the State of Arkansas coming. within the provisIoha of the Act, shall be set aside and held as the Firemen's Pen sion Fund
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ACT MI 44l-

An Act te amend Act No. ies of the Acts Of 1891.
 Amends said Act No ia4 which creates the Arkansas Railroad Commie- sion by providing that said Arkansas Railroad Commission shall continue with the hearings on the petitions pending before the Arkansas Corpor. auon' Commission Co fix rates for nat ural gas, and numbered nn the docket Of said commission alg, 4IS and 4eS. Directs the Arkansas Railroad Com mission to consider the testimony here tofore taken by the Arkansas Cor. poration Commission and take such further testimony as may be neces- sary to finally determine said cases.
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ACT NO. 31D. Auuroyed March I2. 1921

An Act fo release claims of the State of Arkansas to one hundred acres of land of the Arkansae Tuberculosis San- atorfum at Bonneville for the purpose of erecting a United States Public Health Service Hospital for Tubercular and Disabled ex-Service Men.
 the Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanatorium to deed to the United States of America for the construction of necessary build ings for United States Public Health of land owned bf the State. the prop ertv of the Arkansas Tuberculosis San atorium at Bonneville. Ark. Provides that when such hospital shall be aban- doned by the United States Govern ment that the title to said land shall revert to the State of Arkansas
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ACT NO. 225.

An Act to amend Section SPA of Crawford & Moses Digest of the stat utes of Arkansas by prescribing the penalty for the violation of the law, and for other purposes.
 Amends said section so as to pro vide that persons knowingly permit ting animals to run at large within stock districts created under Sections 3zI S21, 5e5. 324. 32S. etc. of Crawford & Moses Digest shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not less than five dollars and not ex- ceedfng twenty five dollars for the first offense. and not less than ten dollars for the second offense.
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shall have jurisdiction Co make neces- sary orders for the restoration of stolen property. for the support Of wives and children in cases involving domestic relations Provides that ap- peals may be had from the Juvenile Court 70 the Circuit Court in the man ner provided by law for appeals from Juvenile Court shall have the author ity tc release or order the release of any Juvenile committed to the state Industrial schools, without the consent of the Board of Managers Of such in sfftutions.
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ACT NO. 308. nnraxe1 March 2I. 1921.

An Act to aid in the prevention of delinquency by enforcing compulsory school attendance.
 Provfdes that the Commission of Charities and Correction shall exercise supervision over the parole work of the institutions of the State and shall aid for persons paro1ed from such institu- lions Provides that 1t shall be the duty of the county probation officers to cooperate with the Commfssion. Provides that 1t shall be the duty of the Commission to assist In the organ ization of county boards of probation.
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ACT NO. ssI.


 An Act to authorize the funding of the indebtedness of the State Peniten- tiary.
 Directs the State Debt Board to issue the States negotiable promissory notes in the amount of SS50, 000.00. or as much thereof as may be necessary to cover the deficiency in the State Penitentiary Fund on February T. 1921. Notes to be in denomination of $1,000.00 each. and to extend over period of not more than twenty years, bearing Inter- est at the rate of not more than 6 per cent bearing interest coupons, Pros vides that the sale of the notes shall be to the lowest bidder. after fifteen days notice in some newspaper of state wide circulation. Provides that the money arising from the sale of said notes shall be paid into the Penitentiary Fund Provides that the interest on said notes and the principal when due shall be paid from the Sinking Fund. Provides that for the purpose of re- imhursing the said Sinking Fund the said board for the pcnitentiary shall pay out of it's regular maintenance ap- propriation an amount equal te the in terest coupons and notes which are due for any one year.
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AcT NO. sea.

An Act 10 authorize banks. trust companies, etc. Co invest their funds in farm loan bonds. and to deposit such bonds with tho State of Arkansas where cash deposit is required.
 Authorizes banks. trust companies, insurance companies and building and in bonds Issued under the provisions of the Federal Farm Loan Act, Provides that said bonds may ne used in iieu of cash deposits or bonds of approved He- curity in favor of the State of Arkan- sas. where such deposits or bonds arc now required by law.
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ACT NO. PA.

An Act to amend Section 4596 of Crawford & Moses Digest,
 Amends that section by providing that the county surveyor shall receive $500 per day for each day he shall be engaged in his business and for each day he may be engaged in going from his home to the premises surveyed or returning therefrom; that he shall re- ceive five cents mile for each mile travelled. Provides that in cases of fences being enormously erected upon adjoining lands by the owners of such fences that said owners shall have twelve months in which to remove such fences. buildings and other improve menrs and place them on their own land or premises.
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ACT NO. 2s..

AQRFDtf0 MuFc8 Ss lt&As
 An Act to provide for the joint guard ianship of minor children by husband and wife
 Provides that in all cases not other wise provided for by law. that the father and mother while living to- gether shall be the joint natural guardian of their unmarried children, with equal power, rights and duties, and shall have the care of their person, education and estate. Provides that in case of separation of husband and wife there shall be an adjudication by the court of the power. rights and du- ties with respect to the property, care and custody of said minor children, and that in such cases there shall be no ! preference between husband and wife. but the welfare of the child must be considered in determining who shall have custody of such children. Provides that the support of the minor children is chargeable, jointly and severaiiy. upon the property of the husband and wife and that either may be sued, jointly or severally.
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ACT NO. Ses. nArrxaH March 94 no1r

An Act to amend Act 7Ss of tisl7 and repeal Act No. 5T4 of 1918. both relat- ing to the. State Depository Board for state Funds
 AmenSs paragraph two of Section of said Act No. sbS so as to provide that at a meeting to be held every yer during the month Of March, the pepes- every State Bank or National Bank and Trust Company in the State, informing such bank or trust company that the Board will on the 18th day of April following receive and consider appiica- tions for the privilege of being desig- mated State Depository.
 Amends Section of said Act SO as to provide that bonds of the United States Government may be accepted in lieu of the surety bond provided for in
 Amends Section s of said Act so as to provide that the interest accruing from all funds. except the Permanent School Fund. shall be by the Treasurer placed to the credit of the General Revenue
 Provides that moneys Of the State shall be distributed nmong the banks the provisions of this Act as nearly as possible according to the proportion of their respective paid up capital stock 9Sa 9Se vsn sEsp1u anv sas shall hold good until the funds have been drawn out by the state or until new security is given in its stead.
 Provides that if any depository shall fail to pay the State Treasurer any part of said deposit or any interest on same when called for by the State Treasurer. the Treasurer may cancel the contract and withdraw the entire deposit, and provides for a penalty of si00.o0 per day for falling to return such deposit with interest upon de- mand by the Treasurer. Provides that any Sheriff and Collector may pay funds into the State Treasury by de- posting same with the depository bank and taking a receipt in the form pre- scribed by the Treasurer of the State. Provides that any officer of any bank who shall receive money for such deposit in excess of the amount said bank or trust company is authorized to hold shall be deemed guilty of a felony and be punished by imprison- ment in the State penitentiary.
 Specifically repeals Act No b74 Of the Acts of 1919. and repeals all laws parts of laws in conflict herewith
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ACT NO. $50. a a.m ME--A can nA

An Act to provide for the filling of vacancies in the office of Recorder and Marshal Of cities of the second class
 Provides that in case of vacancies in the offices of Recorder or Marshal of cities of the second class the city council shall at the first regular meet ing after the occurrence of such va cancy proceed to elect a recorder or marshal, as the case may be. Co serve for the unexpired term.
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ACT NO. 27I. AUnroyed March IT. 1921.

An Act to amend Act No. 359 of l9l7
 Amends said Act so as to authorize the Circuit Judge to employ stenog- rapher for the Fifteenth Judicial Cir cult at a salary of s2,000.00 a year, and provides that such appointment may be revoked by the Judge, but If not re- voked said appointment shall hold dur ing the term of office of the judge of fhe circuft
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ACT NO. 223. Aunroved March X. 1921.

An Act to facilitate the collection of taxes in road improvement districts
 Provides that taxes levied by road improvement districts. whether organ ized under general or special laws shall be paid between the first Mon- day in January and the 10th day of April Provides that collectors shall not embrace any such taxes in the taxes for which he shall sell the lands, but shall report the delinquents to the Board of Commissioners, who shall add a penalty of ten per cent and the com nnissicners may enforce the collection thereof by proceeding in the chancery court
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ACT NO. aaa Auuroyed March li. I091.

An Act to amend Sections 4. I2. and 24. of Act 209 of the Acts of 1917,
 Amends Section of said Act to pro- vide that the judge of municipal court shall be at least twcnty-hve years of age. of good moral character, learned In the law, two years a resi- dent of the State, and shall have prac- ticed law for at least four years
 Amends Section Q of said Act so as to provide for change of venue from municipal court to Justice of the peace court.
 Amends Section i2 of said Act SO as to provide for a clerk for said Court