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No. LXII.

AN ACT regulating the holding of county courts of this state.

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

SECTION 1. The presiding judge of the county court and one of the associate justices chosen to assist in holding such court shall constitute a quorum to transact the business of said court.

SEC. 2. Whenever the county judge shall be disqualified from acting by reason of personal interest or other cause, in any matter pending before said court, the two associate justices shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and may, in their discretion, summon another justice of the peace to assist them in holding court.

SEC. 3. Justices, other than those selected, appointed or elected associate justices of said court or summoned to sit in place of associate justice, may assist in holding such court, but shall receive no pay or compensation for such services as they may or shall render in assisting in holding courts.

SEC. 4. No judge, associate justice or justice of the peace shall preside on or adjudicate any cause or matter pending before or in such courts, in which he or they are, may be or

shall be personally interested or disqualified from acting from other cause or causes; and every person who shall violate this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than fifty nor exceeding five hundred dollars.

SEC. 5. Whenever any associate justice of said court or justice summoned to act in the place of an associate justice of such court, shall be disqualified from acting in any matter before such court, the presiding judge of said court may order the sheriff to summon another justice to sit and preside in the place of such associate justice or justices in said matter.

SEC. 6. Section three, of chapter forty-nine, of Gould's di gest, and all acts and parts of acts and laws inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

SEC. 7. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved March 28, 1871.

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No. LXIII.

AN ACT to abolish the office of solicitor general.

1. Office abolished.

2. Present incumbent to turn over all papers to the persons entitled by law to receive them; when to make settlement with auditor.

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3. Duties of office to devolve on

attorney general.

4. Conflicting laws repealed.
5. Act to take effect from passage.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That the office of solicitor general is hereby abolished.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the present incumbent of the office of solicitor general to turn over all bonds and other papers to the persons who, by law, are entitled to the custody of the same, and from whom the same may have been received and to make settlement with the auditor of state within thirty days after the passage of this act, of all accounts and claims with which he may have been entrusted by and in favor of the State of Arkansas.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That all duties which by law devolved on the solicitor general shall be performed by the attorney general on and after the passage of this act.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed.

SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage.

Approved March 28, 1871.

LXIV.

AN ACT to require county clerks to furnish justices of the peace with blank record books.

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1. County court to furnish justices with blank books; what justices entitled to receive them. 2. Justice to turn over to their successors all books and papers, and take duplicate receipts; one copy to be filed with clerk.

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3. Penalty in case of failure to comply with this act.

4. Act approved July 28, 1868 repealed.

5. This act to take effect thirty days after its passage.

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

SECTION 1. That the county court of each county in this state shall upon the application of any justice of the peace in his county, furnish him with two good and substantial leather bound books of at least six quires each, to be used as civil and criminal dockets: Provided, That all justices of the peace or other persons having in their possession or entitled to receive from their predecessor in office, blank books as contemplated in this section, shall not be entitled to receive such blank books from the county clerk.

SEC. 2. That each justice of the peace shall turn over to his successor in office all books and papers belonging to his office, and shall take receipt of his successor therefor in duplicate, and file one copy thereof in the county clerk's office.

SEC. 3. That any person or officer failing to comply with the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined in any sum not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars.

SEC. 4. That an act entitled "An act to require county courts to furnish records and stationery to justices of the peace," approved July 25, 1868, be and the same is hereby repealed.

SEC. 5. That this act shall take effect and be in force thirty days after its passage.

Approved March 28, 1871.

No. LXV.

A BILL to be entitled An act regulating elections in this state, and the mode of ascertaining who are entitled to vote at said elections.

SECTION

1. When general elections to be held. Presidential electors and members Congress to be elected at same time and place.

2. When county court to revise formation of election precincts; to designate place of holding election.

3. Time prescribed for county assessor to attend voting place and add names of qualified voters to list; registration of 1870 to remain as it now is. 4. Duty of assessor to give five days notice of time and place of registering.

5. When county clerk to deliver

to assessor copy of registration of 1870; names of persons registered by assessor to be entered thereon. County clerk to apply to secretary of state for list, in case his is lost. In case no copy is filed in office of secretary, assessor to make registration of qualified voters.

6. When assessor to give new no

tice; if failure is for any cause but sickness or accident, to be deemed guilty of misdemeanor; penalty; circuit court to have jurisdiction in such offenses.

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7. Governor may set aside registration if satisfied it is fraudulent.

8. Power of assessor to examine under oath, persons applying for registration; to inquire as to disqualification under article VIII. of constitution; not to register persons if satisfied of their disqualification under the constitution. Remedy of persons aggrieved by decision of assessor; judge may compel assessor to register such persons.

9. Persons to take oath before being registered; what oath required; assessor to administer oath; to give certificate to qualified electors; to give certificates where persons have lost or mislaid them; no person to be registered unless appearing in person and subscribing oath.

10. Assessor to enter persons who will become voters on or before next election.

11. When assessor to attend at court house for registration of persons who were unable to attend on appointed days.

12. Duplicate copies of registration to be made by assessor, when; to be delivered to judges of election; judge to produce same at place of voting; penalty in case of refusal.

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