Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-20
issues TO BE
VOTED UPON AT
REG. ELECTION
Three Cons titutio on a
Observation-Disclosures
Officers-Hog Law
be Voted Upon.

lrceular election to be conducted
Tuesday, October jrd. the voters
may devote worth while attention
to the issues and men to be voted
upon in that final contest. With
the exception of the County Weigh
cr's race. the regular nominees OF
the party are to be voted upon.
The Weigher's office, it will DE
remembered, will be Il run off
contest in which the three candi-
dates in the primary election will
participate as candidates in the
general election, the successful as
pirant in that contest to be the
regularly elected official.
In the regular election three
constitutional amendments are to be
voted upon. Those amendments Nos.
10, IA and Is, should be familiar
with the voters OF the county,
copies Of them having been and
arc yet being published in this
newspaper. The voters should have
! by this time, familiarizcd them
selves with just what the propos-
ais stand for. \ constitutional
amendment, naturally, is very I'M
portant proposal for the voters To
pass upon; an amendment to the
constitution, if adopted, is a meas
urc that comes to stay It's unlike
law that may be passed by the
Legislature and found unSatiSfac-
tory; a subsequent legislature may
repeal il law that is unsatisfactory.
But constitutional amendments,
in many instances, arc just as
necessary as the adoption of any
other form of laws; more so, i'll
many respects, dependent upon the
established good that may be the
result. The fact that an amend
mcnt is highly important and per-
mancnt deserves the thought and
consideration of the voters. The
fact that it is to become basic
law makes it so. The three amend
mcnts referred to have been given
voter should carefully read the
copies of those amendments Nos.
- and IA were published for
several weeks prior to the primary;
No. Is is being published in
each Tuesdays issue of The Daily
Press at present.
Amendment No. 5 provides that
where an Improvement district is
created personal property shall be
taxed along with realestatc property.
As the constitution now is. personal
property cannot be taxed in an
Improvement district. If Amendment
No Is should be adopted at the
October election personal property
will be taxed along with lands in
all drainage and road improve
ment districts and, naturally al
ready created as we'll as those
which may hereafter he established,
if No. Is becomes law.
We will also vote upon the hog
law. If this carries it will be
county wide If this law is adopted
it will make the owner of hogs
sheep, goats and geese responsible
for any damage done by any such
stock running at large. The in
jured person would have a lien
upon the trespassing stock for all
damages done. This law has TO be
voted upon every two years. If
the law be adopted and proves UNI
satisfactory it may be voted out at
the next election. If adopted it Will
in no way interfere with the opera
ton and enforcement of the stock
law now in force in certain town
ships. Not a plurality. but ma
iority of all votes cast at the cleo
ton will be necessary to adopt.
Since it is next to impossible
to get rid of constitutional amend
mcnt. voters should know what
they are about. If a voter is in
doubt upon the subject, he should
make it point to familiarize him
self with just what the amend
mcut stands for. Voting blindly
upon subject is the source of
much trouble in constitutional en-
actments. They arc issues that
should be comprchcndcd by the
voters without exception. Amend
mcnts, like individuals, should be
considered upon their merits and
separately. supporting those that are
good and voting against those that
arc bad,