RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS

OF THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF THE

STATE OF ARKANSAS,

Passed at the Adjourned Session held at the Capitol, in the City of
Little Rock, Ark., commencing on the 1st day of November,
1875, and ending on the 15th day of December, 1875.

BY AUTHORITY.

LITTLE ROCK:

P. A. LADUE, PRINTER.

1876.

LIST

OF THE

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ACTS,

JOINT RESOLUTIONS, AND MEMORIALS,

CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME.

ACTS OF

THE ADJOUNED SESSION OF 1875 OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.

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1. Jails and Poor-Houses. An Act for the Government of County Jails and Poor-Houses..........

2. Horse-racing. An act to prohibit Horse-racing within certain boundaries

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3. State suits against corporations. An Act in relation to Suits in the name of the State against Corporations, and to vacate or repeal Charters

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Abortion. An Act to prevent Criminal Abortion....................

5. Prosecuting Attorneys pro tem. An Act to regulate the appointment and duties of Prosecuting Attorneys pro tem., and for other purposes.

6. Attachment.

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An Act to amend the Attachment Laws of Ar

7. Change of venue. An Act providing for Change of Venue in criminal cases before Justices' courts......

8. Swamp lands. An Act for the relief of purchasers of Swamp Lands 9. Sheriff's acceptance of bail. An Act to permit Sheriff's to take Bail in certain cases........................

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10. Congressional Districts. An Act to Re-District the State for Con-

gressional purposes...

11. Issue of Auditor's warrants in amounts to suit recipient. An Act

to repeal Section 2783 of Chapter 57 of Gantt's Digest........................................

White County Circuit Court. An Act to change the time of holding

the Circuit Court of White County..

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Circuit Courts, Fourth Judicial Circuit. An Act to change the time

of holding the Circuit Courts in certain counties in the Fourth

Judicial Circuit in the State of Arkansas

Loan to meet expenses of State Government.

An Act to be entitled

"An Act to authorize the State Board of Finance to Borrow

Money to pay the expenses of the State Government, and to

pledge the bonds of the State as security".

15. Relief of J. P. Bull and securities. An Act to be entitled "An

Act for the relief of the securities of John P. Bull, as Sheriff and

Collector of Taxes in the County of Hempstead.".

16. Supervisors of Election on Constitution of 1874. An Act to author-

ize the State Board of Election Supervisors to deposit the records

and papers of election in the office of the Secretary of State, and to

fix their compensation.........

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Rate of taxation for State purposes. An Act to amend an act

entitled "An Act to amend the Revenue Laws of the State,

approved March fifth, (5th), one thousand eight hundred and

seventy-five (1875)"..

18. Funding of Auditor's warrants and Treasurer's certificates. An

Act to provide for Funding the Auditor's warrants and Treasurer's

certificates issued since the twenty-third (23d) day of December,

eighteen hundred and seventy-four (1874.)..........................

Penitentiary grounds. An Act to be entitled "An Act to enlarge

the bounds of the Penitentiary Grounds".

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Confirmation of U. S. land grants. An Act making Appropriation to

procure a Confirmation of Lands Donated by Congress to the State.

Officers' commissions. An Act requiring all State and County

Officers to procure their Commissions, and for other purposes.................

Circuit courts, Sixth Judicial Circuit. An Act to amend Section 1 of

an act entitled "An Act to be entitled an act to change the time

for holding the courts in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, and for

empowering and requiring the Judge of the Second Judicial Cir-

cuit to hold a term of the circuit court in each of the counties of

Clayton, Greene, and Craighead".

23. Exemption of time wages. An Act to be entitled "An Act for the

relief of Laborers and Mechanics".

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24. Bastardy. An Act regulating proceedings in County Courts in

cases of Bastardy, and for other purposes..

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