Pocahontas star herald., 1924-05-09
ron AmESpMEST NJ NO; n
Proposed Amendment No. N 60 ths
Constftution OF the State of
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Arkansas.
BE 1T RESOLVED by the House OF
Representatives Of the state OF Ar
kansas and by the Senate OF the
state OF Arkansas. Majority Of all
Members Elected to Each House
That the following Is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Constl-
tuition OF the State OF Arkansas. and.
upon being submitted to the electors
OF the State for approval or rejection
at the next general election for SEN
ators and representatives. II Major
lty Of tho electors voting at such An
election adopt such amendment. the
same shall become part of the Con
stitutioR OF the State OF Arkansas, to-
Section 1. That Section 4 of Article
IL Of the Constitution of the State Of
Arkansas be amended by adding there
to the following:
The fiscal affairs OF counties. cit
les and Incorporated towns shall be
conducted on a sound financial basis
and no county court or levyins board
or agent Of any county shall make or
allowance for any purpose whatso-
ever In excess Of the reveAus from all
sources for the fiscal year In which
said contract or allowance is made;
nor shall any county Judge. county
clerk. or any other county officer.
sign or Issue any scrip warrant or
make any allowance In excess of the
rent fiscal year; nor shall any city
council board OF aldermen, board OF
public affairs. or commissioner, of
any city of the first or second class.
or any Incorporated town. enter into
any contract or make any allowances
for any purpose whatsoever. or au-'
thorize the Issuance OF any contract OF
warrants. scrip or other evidences OF
indebtedness in excess OF tne revenue
for such city or town for the current
fiscal year; nor shall any mayor, city
clerk, or recorder. or any other offi-
% n a ad n
any city OF the first or second class or
Incorporated town, sign or Issue any
scrip, warrant or other certificate OF
Indebtedness In excess OF the revenue
from all sources for the current fiscal
year.
"ProvIdsd, however. to secure funds
the time OF the adoption of this
amendment. counties. cities and in
corporated towns may issue Interest
bearing certificates OF indebtedness or
payment OF which a county or city tar.
In addition to that now authorised. not
exceeding three mills may be levisd
% such % isdsbtsdn..es @ erHsiSsq y psid 0' law un''
Where the annual report Of any
city or county In the State OF Arkan-
sas shows that scrip, warrants or 9th.
been Issued in excess Of the total rev.
enue for that year, the officer or offi-
GERS OF the county OF city or incofpof-
hlou Town VINO hutnoflAoof nikned oF
issued such scrip. warrants or ether
certificates of indebtedness shall ~
deemed guilty OF q misdemsanor and
upon conviction thereof. shall be fined
in any sum not less than five hundred
dollars nor more than ten thousand
dollars, and shall be removed from Of
flee"
Section T. The provisions Of the
Constitution of the State OF Arkansas
in conflict with this amsndment are
hereby rspssled insofar as they are In
conflict herewith. and this amendment
shall take sffect and be In operation
sixty (6ol days after Its approval and
Arkansas.
Approved: March 6. 1923
Fl I'D in the office Of Secretary Of
State on the 6th day OF March, 1923.
Eacn elector may vote for or against
the above amendment
Witness my official signature this
the 31st day of March, 1924.
IRA G. HOPPER,
gEAL Secretary Of State.