Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas: SECTION 1. That the sale of personal property for the tax due thereon for the years 1872 and 1873 be, and the same is hereby suspended until the first Monday of July, 1874. SEC. 2. That the County Collectors, in their settlements, may be entitled to the proper credits for said taxes. SEC. 3. That said delinquent taxes may be paid to the County Collectors by the owners of such personal property, or their agent or agents, on or before the first Monday of July, 1874, by the payment of such delinquent taxes, with all costs which have accrued by the reason of such non-payment of such taxes without any penalty. SEC. 4. That this Act take effect, and be in force, from and after its passage. Approved May 21, 1874. No. V. AN ACT to Authorize the Auditor of State to draw his Warrant on the Treasurer of the State for the funds appropriated for School Purposes. SECTION 1. Auditor directed to draw Warrant for School Funds, and Treasurer to pay the same over to County Treasurer, SECTION 2. Conflicting acts repealed, and this act in force from passage. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas: SECTION 1. That the Auditor of the State shall be empowered, and required, to draw his warrant on the Treasurer of the State for the funds appropriated for free schools, when properly demanded by the Treasurer of their respective counties, and the Treasurer of State is hereby authorized and required to pay the same over to such County Treasurer. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That all Acts and parts of Acts in conflict with this Act, be and the same is hereby repealed, and this Act take effect, and be in force, from and after its passage. Approved May 21, 1874. No. VI. AN ACT to regulate the times of holding the Circuit Court in the County of 1 1. When court to be held. 2. Conflicting acts repealed, and this act in force from passage. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas: SECTION 1. That the time of holding the Circuit Court of Stone county shall be on the first Monday in January, May and September of each year. SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That all Acts, and parts of Acts, in conflict with Section 1 of this Act, be, and the same are hereby repealed, and that this Act be in full force and effect from and after its passage. Approved May 23, 1874. No. VII. AN ACT Making an Appropriation to pay the Contingent Expenses of the General Assembly. SECTION SECTION 1. Appropriation of $5,000 for stationery, etc. 3. 2. How same shall be drawn. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas: SECTION 1. That the sum of five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of paying the contingent expenses of the General Assembly, for the purchase of stationery, postage and lights, for the use of the members of the General Assembly, for the session which begun on the 11th day of May, 1874. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That for the foregoing and other expenses of the General Assembly, the presiding officer of the Senate shall issue certificates attested by the Secretary of the Senate, for all expenses of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House shall issue certificates attested by the Clerk of the House, for all expenses of the House, and on presentation of said certificates, the Auditor shall issue warrants on the Treasurer for the amounts therein named. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect, and be in force, from and after its passage. Approved May 23, 1874. No. VIII. AN ACT Providing the Mode of Changing the County Site of Clayton County. SECTION 1. Proposition of removal to be voted upon by the electors of County; how election to be held. 2. Manner of voting. 3. Duty of Clerk in case removal of county site is decided on. SECTION 4. Governor to issue proclamation 'for election. 5. Conflicting acts repealed, and this act in force from passage. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas : SECTION 1. That the proposition to remove the County site of Clayton County from Corning to Boydsville, situated in said County, be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors on the 30th day of June, A.D., 1874, at the same time that the Constitutional Convention is voted upon, and Delegates thereto, and the said election shall be governed by the law prescribing the method of holding said election, and subjected to same penalties as for violation as provided in said law. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the proposition for Corning, and for Boydsville, shall be voted upon the same time by the electors when voting for Delegates and Convention; those voting for Corning, shall place Corning upon their tickets, and those voting for Boydsville, shall place Boydsville on their tickets; the returns being cast up and made in the same manner as prescribed in the law for the Constitutional Convention. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That if a majority of the votes should be cast in favor of Boydsville, then the County site shall be removed to Boydsville within twenty (20) days after the passage of this act, and remain there as provided by law. It shall be the duty of the Clerk, immediately after the expiration of the twenty (20) days, to remove all the records from Corning to Boydsville, and all process, mesne or final, executions, recognizance, or bail bond, for the appearance of persons recognized, or held to bail, shall make their appearance at Boydsville as effectually as if the same was specified in said bail bond and recognizance, and all sales to be made under any decree, order or execution, shall be made and returned at Boydsville, the same as provided for at Corning. SEC. 4. Immediately after the passage of this Act, it will be the duty of the Governor to issue his proclamation for holding this election in the same manner as prescribed in the law for a Constitutional Convention, to be held on the 30th day of June, A.D., 1874. SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That all laws, and parts of laws, in conflict with this Act, are hereby repealed, and this Act take force and effect from and after its passage. Approved May 23, 1874. No. IX. AN ACT to Change the time of Holding the Terms of the Supreme Court of the State of Arkansas. SECTION 1. Time for holding Supreme Court, fixed. SECTION 2. Conflicting laws repealed, and this act in force from passage. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas : SECTION 1. That the Supreme Court of the State shall be held on the fourth Mondays of May and November in each year; its first term, after the passage of this Act, to commence on the fourth Monday of November, 1874, until which time no term of said Court shall be holden. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed, and this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved May 23, 1874. No. X. AN ACT directing the Auditor to draw his Warrant on the Treasurer for the payment of the legal advertising done by the official newspapers of the State. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas: SECTION. 1. That the Auditor of Public Accounts be, and he is hereby directed to draw his warrant on the State Treasurer for the amounts certified by the Governor, as due the different newspapers designated by the Governor in which legal publications were to be published for publications on account of the State of Arkansas. SEC. 2. That a sufficient sum for the above purpose is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of carrying this Act into force. SEC. 3. That all Acts, and parts of Acts, in conflict with this Act, are hereby repealed, and that this Act take effect from and after its passage. Approved May 23, 1874. |