extended, collected and paid over as now provided by law in case of annual taxes in levee districts.

SECTION 4. That all bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by either of said districts under this Act shall be a charge and lien upon all the lands of said district benefited by the levy or levees therein, and the said lien may be enforced in a court of chancery by the owners or holders of said bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, or by the board of directors for the use and benefit of such owners or holders.

SECTION 5. The funds arising from the taxes levied under the third section of this Act shall be kept separate and apart from the other funds of said districts and shall be paid out on the warrant of the boards of directors as provided by law for the disbursement of funds of levee districts, but shall be used for no other purpose than the payment of the authorized bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness of said district for which said tax was levied, until said indebtedness and the interest thereon shall have been fully paid.

SECTION 6. The board of directors of each of said districts shall require sufficient bonds of the treasurer of the said district to insure the safe keeping of this and other funds of said district, and may at any time they deem it expedient or necessary require of said treasurer new or additional security.

SECTION 7. The board of directors of each of said districts shall have power to employ an engineer for their respective districts at a compensation not exceeding five dollars ($5) per day while actually engaged on behalf of said district.

SECTION 8. That this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

[Filed in the office of the Secretary of State by the Governor, May 6, 1905, without his signature, the General Assembly being adjourned.]

ACT 290.

AN ACT to amend an Act entitled "An Act to authorize the enclosing of certain lands on White River, in Independence County, and for other purposes.'

SECTION

I. Amends an act approved March 3, 1893, pertaining to the enclosing of certain lands in Independence County.

4. Turning of stock at large in said enclosure a misdemeanor;

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penalty therefor.

Duty of the board of assessors.

Wild hogs running at large in enclosure may be impounded. 7. Laws in conflict repealed; Act in force from passage.

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

SECTION I. That an Act entitled "An Act to authorize the enclosing of certain lands on White River, in Independence County, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1893, be, and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: That Section 2 of said Act shall be amended so as to read as follows: That there shall be provided by the board of assessors a public pound or pounds, to be kept by a poundkeeper, in which all stock running at large in said enclosure shall be impounded until reclaimed by the owner or otherwise disposed of in pursuance of this Act. Provided, That the said poundkeeper shall receive a salary of not exceeding thirty dollars ($30) per month in addition to his fees as now provided by law, said board having a perfect right to discharge him at any time that he should fail or refuse to discharge his duties as provided for by this Act. Provided, further, that when ever any part of said fence

shall be thrown or broken down, or in any manner SO injured, or gate, bars, or passways left open, so that stock may stray within said enclosure without fault of the owner, said stock shall be driven outside without being impounded.

SECTION 2. That Section 3 of said Act shall be amended so as to read as follows: That any person who shall in any manner interfere with the poundkeeper in the discharge of his duties as provided by this Act, and the Act to which this Act is amendatory, or who shall willfully break the pound, cut, tear down, or in any manner whatever destroy any part of said fence, or turn any stock out of said pound, or willfully or negligently leave open any gate, bars or passways, whether it be open at the time the person passes through, or left open by himself, shall be deemed guilty of a misdmeanor, and upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars nor exceeding two hundred dollars, and may be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding sixty days.

SECTION 3.

That Section 4 of said Act shall be amended so as to read as follows: That a competent person shall be appointed as poundkeeper by said board on the Ist Monday in February of each year, or within two weeks thereafter, who shall be allowed such compensation for impounding, keeping, feeding and advertising impounded stock as shall be fixed by said board, which charges shall be paid by the owners of such stock when reclaimed. Provided, That all stock impounded shall be by said poundkeeper sold at public auction for cash, at the expiration of ten days after being impounded by written or printed handbills; two of which shall be posted within said enclosure and one at front of the postoffice at Newark, Arkansas, and at the expiration of ten days if such stock be not reclaimed, and the charges paid thereon, so much of same shall be sold by the poundkeeper at public auction for cash, as may be necessary to pay the poundkeeper's charges for impounding,

feeding, advertising and selling said stock, and if any excess of the proceeds of such sale remains, it shall be paid over by the poundkeeper to the said board of assessors, to be held by them and their successors in office subject to the claims of the owner of said stock upon his making satisfactory proof to the said board of his being entitled thereto; and any stock remaining in said pound unsold shall be turned out of said pound and outside of said enclosure; and it shall also be the duty of said poundkeeper to make diligent and careful search for any stock that might be running at large in said enclosure, and if any be found running at large therein it shall be his duty to immediately impound same. Provided, further, That it shall be his duty to see that the fence, pound, gates, bars and passways are kept in good repair and to repair same whenever necessary, but all necessary material to be furnished him by the said board at the expense of said district. Provided, That in case of an overflow, forest fires or wind storm destroying said fence or any part thereof to any great extent then it shall be the duty of said poundkeeper to immediately report same to said board and they shall at once furnish any necessary labor or material for the repairing of same and assisting said poundkeeper. Provided, further, That it shall be the duty of said poundkeeper to keep a constant lookout for any one cutting, injuring, tearing down, or otherwise destroying any part of said fence, pound, gate, bars or passways, or leaving or permitting anyone to leave any gate, bars, passways or fence open or down, or any one turning at large any stock of any kind within said enclosure, and should he know of any one violating any part of this section it shall be his duty to at once file information before any court having jurisdiction thereof against said person or persons, charging the offense committed and the name of the guilty party, and thereupon a warrant shall issue. Provided, further, That said poundkeeper shall not be required to give a cost bond, as now required by law in misdemeanor cases.

SECTION 4.

Should any one willfully turn or cause any one else to turn stock of any kind at large within said. enclosure he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars nor exceeding two hundred dollars, and shall also be subject to double damages to any person so damaged by reason of said stock running at large within said enclosure as now provided by law.

SECTION 5. That it shall be the duty of said board of assessors to faithfully discharge their duties by going around said fence and seeing that it is being kept in good repair by said poundkeeper and doing anything else necessary to be done for the good of said fencing district, for which each of them shall receive the sum of eighteen dollars per year, or one dollar and fifty cents a month.

SECTION 6. That should any wild hog or hogs be found running at large within said enclosure at any time and the said poundkeeper should be unable to impound same, then in that event he shall have a perfect right to kill said hog or hogs and report same to the said board, who shall direct said poundkeeper as to what disposition he shall make of said dead hog or hogs.

SECTION 7. That all laws or parts of laws in conflict this law be in full force and effect from and after its passage.

[This bill was filed in the office of the Secretary of State by the Governor without his signature, May 6, 1905.]

ACT 291.

AN ACT to amend Section 3519 of Kirby's Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas, and for other purposes.

SECTION

I. Amends Section 3519 of Kirby's Digest, relative to compensation of grand and petit jurors, and jurors in the courts of justice of the peace.