ACTS

OF THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF THE

STATE OF ARKANSAS,

Passed at the Session held at the Capitol, in the City of Little Rock, A. D. 1871.

No. I.

AN ACT to provide for the election of State Director in the Mississippi, Ouachita and Red River Railroad, and other railroad companies in this state.

PREAMBLE:

SECTION

1. General Assembly to elect directors in the Mississippi, Ouachita and Red River Railroad Company; term of office.

2. Vacancy occurring when General Assembly is not in session, to be filled by appointment by governor.

SECTION

3. Mode of election of director by General Assembly.

4. Provisions of this act to apply to other railroad companies in the State.

5. Act to take effect from passage..

WHEREAS, In pursuance of law, the State of Arkansas is a stockholder in the Mississippi, Ouachita and Red River Rail

road Company to the amount of two hundred and ten thousand five hundred dollars; and

WHEREAS, By the provisions of the charter of said company, the state is entitled to one director in said company for every two hundred thousand dollars of stock owned therein by it, to be selected as provided by law; and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly has never enacted any law for the election or appointment of such director; and

WHEREAS, Said road is now in course of construction, and sixteen miles, or about one-eighth of its line, has been finished and is now in operation. Therefore,

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas:

SECTION 1. That the General Assembly shall, at each regular session thereof, elect such director or directors in the said Mississippi, Ouachita and Red River Railroad Company as the state may be at the time entitled to, who shall hold their office for the term of two years and until his or their successors shall be elected and qualified.

SEC. 2. That in case of a vacancy in the office of any director for the state in said company, at a time when the General Assembly is not in session, such vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Governor, and the appointee shall hold such office until the vacancy be filled by the General Assembly.

SEC. 3. In case the Senate shall choose the same person as the House of Representatives, then the person so chosen shall be deemed duly elected; but if different persons be selected by the two Houses, then the General Assembly shall meet in joint convention, at such time as they may deem proper, and proceed to elect such director or directors.

SEC. 4. The provisions of this act shall apply to any other railroad company in this state, whenever the state shall be entitled to any director therein.

SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 9, 1871.

No. II.

AN ACT in relation to lands forfeited to the state for the non-payment of

WHEREAS, The law in respect to the redemption, donation and disposal of lands forfeited to the state for the non-payment of taxes are conflicting. Therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That the auditor of state shall have the disposal of all lands that are now, or that may hereafter become forfeited to the state for the non-payment of taxes, until such lands have been redeemed, or offered at public sale by the auditor, according to law.

SEC. 2. That all such lands remaining unsold after the close of the auditor's sale, shall be by the auditor certified to the commissioner of state lands, or to the officer in charge thereof; which lands shall be. disposed of by such land commissioner, or other officer, as now, or as may be hereafter provided by law.

SEC. 3. That this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage.

Approved February 10, 1871.

No. III.

AN ACT to repeal sections four, eight, nine and ten of an act entitled "An act to amend section five of an act to divide the state into ten (10) judicial circuits, and fixing the time of holding circuit courts," and to fix the time of holding circuit courts in the fourth, eighth, ninth and tenth judicial circuits of this state.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas: SECTION 1. That section four of an act entitled "An act to amend section five of an act to divide the state into ten (10), judicial circuits, and fixing the time of holding the circuit courts," approved February 4,-1869, in words and figures as follows, to-wit: "That the circuit courts of the fourth judicial circuit shall be held as follows, to-wit: In Madison county on the first Mondays in February and August. In Carroll county on the second (2d) Mondays in February and August. In Newton county on the second (2d) Mondays after the second Mondays in February and August. In Marion county on the third (3d) Mondays after the second Mondays in February and August. In Searcy county on the fourth (4th) Mondays after the second Mondays in February and August. In Van Buren county on the fifth (5th) Mondays after the second Mondays in February and August," be, and the same is hereby,

continued in full force and effect until the first day of June, 1871, and that the circuit courts of said fourth judicial circuit shall be held as now provided by law, until said day, and that said section four, on and after the first day of June, 1871, shall no longer be of any force and effect, and that said section four is hereby repealed, except as hereinbefore provided.

SEC. 2. That sections eight, nine and ten of said act, approved February 4, 1869, in words and figures as follows: "That the circuit courts of the eighth (8th) judicial circuit shall be held as follows, to-wit: In Little River county on the first (1st) Mondays in February and August. In Sevier county on the third (3d) Mondays in February and August. In Polk county on the seventh (7th) Mondays after the third (3d) Mondays in February and August. In Montgomery county on the third (3d) Mondays after the third (3d) Mon· days in February and August. In Pike county on the fourth (4th) Mondays after the third (3d) Mondays in February and August. In Dallas county on the sixth (6th) Mondays after the third (3d) Mondays in February and August. In Clark county on the eighth (8th) Mondays after the third (3d) Mondays in February and August. That the circuit courts of the ninth (9th) judicial circuit shall be held as follows, to-wit: In Calhoun county on the (3d) Mondays in March and September. In Marion county on the first (1st) Mondays after the third (3d) Mondays in March and September. In Columbia county on the fourth Mondays after the third (3d) in March and September. In Hempstead county on the tenth (10th) Mondays after the third Mondays in March and September. In Ouachita county on the twelfth (12th) Mondays after the third (3d) Mondays in March and September. That the circuit courts of the tenth (10th) judicial circuit shall be held as follows, to-wit: In Bradley county on the second (2d) Mondays in March and September. In Ashley county on the third (3d) Mondays in March and September. In Drew county on the first (1st) Mondays after the fourth (4th) Mondays in March and September. In Chicot county on the third (3d) Mondays after the fourth (4th) Mondays in March and Sep