The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-21
What the Legislature Did and Did Not
tBy Clio Harper)

many have supposed. The records show that there were 133 acts creat- ing road districts in 1919 and 142 ir 1920, total of 275; in 1921 there were 64 of these districts repealed and S1 amended. Only new districts were created.
 There were 36 school districts created by the legislature of 1921 and 29 acts amended, but only repealed. Two drainage districts were created, 1 15 amended and 3 repealed. Twelve local stock districts were created, 10 amended and none repealed.
 As a matter of fact the great mass of Legislation was purely local in its nature, there having been of the 69O acts passed only "A which may be strictly classified as general in their scope. The general acts, not consid- ering the appropriation bills, which affect the entire state are as follows: l To fix July as the beginning of the i fiscal year in all departments of state.
 To assist in the collection of volun- tary contributions for support of common schools.
 ! To eliminate the bond provision i from the act creating the Arkansas i Corporation Commission. To abolish the penitentiary commits sion and substitute honorary board.
 To permit women to hold civil of flee in Arkansas
 To provide that burglary shall be entrance of premises for robbery in daytime as well as night.
 To change the date of holding gen eral state election from November to Tuesday after first Monday in Octo- Der.
 To prevent the destruction of sec tion and quarter section land corners.
 To require the owners of mines to make and display maps of same.
 To authorize the organization of cooperative marketing association for agricultural products. To authorize the leasing of lands of wards for mineral development.
 To abolish the Arkansas Corpora tion Commission and reestablish the Arkansas Railroad Commission. Te require that races of contract ing parties be shown in marriage li- censes and in divorce decrees. To quiet the title to lands on which certain oil and gas leases have been made.
 To regulate the sale of commercial feed and fertilizers. To stay the construction of im- provements in certain improvement districts created by special acts. To fix the prices of Supreme court reports, Acts of the legislature and Digest of statutes. To transfer all special funds to the General Revenue fund.
 To facilitate the collection of taxes in road improvement districts, To allow county surveyors pay for time going to and from their work.
 To prescribe penalty for the vio- lation of the General stock law. To amend the statute permitting the Joinder of offenses charged in in- dictment
 To amend the statute regulating the removal of improvement district com niissioners.
 To permit county judges to take &C., Acknowledgements.
 To. render certified copies of cer- tam books, records and other papers. admissible as evidence.
 To confer upon pipe line companies the right of eminent domain and to make them common carriers. To cure defective acknowledge ments.
 To provide for the joint guardian ship of minor children by husband and wife.
 To prohibit combinations in bids for public printing.
 To confer certain additional powers on city councils.
 To amend the act creating the State Text Book Commission.
 To prescribe the powers and duties of the Arkansas State Board of Den tai Examiners.
 To aid in the prevention of dslin- quency by enforcing compulsorv school attendance and to provide for the supervision of paroles by Charit- les and Correction Commission.
 10 authorize chancery court to sat isfy mortgage liens.
 To provide penalty for the viola ton or the general stock law.
 To make the operation of distill- cry felony. ''''
 To assist in the collection of volun- tary contributions for the support of common schools. oA
 TO amend the statute regulating the organization of drainage districts
 To preserve the Old State CanitoI building and grounds and create tba Arkansas State War Memorial ~
 10 provide for the taxation of at- torneys fees as part of costs in par- tition suits. "' Pai
 10 amend statute limiting assess- ment of benefits for the purnose af local improvements. VI
 10 exempt women from compulsory
 10 amend the Juvenile court law
 10 provide for filling vacancies in Ine oilces of recorder and marshal in cites of the second class.
 To authorize banks and trust co,, panles to invest their funds in Farm loan bonds. ' arm
 To exempt salesmen of live stocl, ana agricultural and domestic nroN uucts and utensils from general lave regulating auctioneers.
 To prohibit the sale of c;o.o4..- same. 1eairrs III - To Q regulate the practice of cbiro. | sion fund. anu pen
 To amend the general insurance laws of the state. ' '' ai'ce
 TO regulate the registration and H. censing of other vehicles.
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