Fall Term, Sixth Circuit.

In the county of Pulaski on the first Monday in October, and continue seven weeks if the business of said court require it. In the county of Lonoke on the first Monday next after the Pulaski court, and continue two weeks if the business of said court require it. In the county of Faulkner on the first Monday after the Lonoke court, and continue one week if the business of said court require it. In the county of Van Buren on the first Monday after the Faulkner court, and continue one week if the business of said court require it.

Seventh Circuit.

Hot Spring-Second Monday in March and September. Grant-Third Monday in March and September. Saline-Fourth Monday in March and September. Conway--Second Monday after fourth Monday in March and September. Perry-Fourth Monday after the fourth Monday in March and September. Garland-Fifth Monday after the fourth Monday in March and September.

Eighth Circuit.

Montgomery-First Monday in February and August. ScottFirst Monday after the first Monday in February and August. Polk-Second Monday after the first Monday in February and August. Sevier-Third Monday after the first Monday in February and August. Little River-Fifth Monday after the first Monday in February and August. Howard-Seventh Monday after the first Monday in February and August. Pike-Eighth Monday after the first Monday in February and August. ClarkNinth Monday after the first Monday in February and August.

Ninth Circuit.

Calhoun-First Monday in March and September. UnionSecond Monday after the first Monday in March and September. Columbia-Fourth Monday after the first Monday in March and September. Lafayette-Sixth Monday after the first Monday in March and September. Hempstead-Eighth Monday after the first Monday in March and September. Nevada-Eleventh Monday after the first Monday in March and September. Ouachita— Thirteenth Monday after the first Monday in March and September.

Tenth Circuit.

Dorsey-Third Monday in February and August. DallasFirst Monday in March and September. Bradley-Second Monday in March and September. Ashley-Third Monday in March and September. Drew-Second Monday after the third Monday in March and September. Chicot-Fourth Monday after the third Monday in March and September.

Eleventh Circuit.

In the county of Desha on the first Monday in March and September. In the county of Arkansas on the fourth Monday in March and September. In the county of Lincoln on the third Monday after the fourth Monday in March and September. In the county of Jefferson on the sixth Monday after the fourth Monday in March and September.

ARTICLE XIX.

Miscellaneous Provisions.

Section 1. No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil departments of this State, nor be competent to testify as a witness in any court.

Sec. 2. No person who may hereafter fight a duel, assist in the same as second, or send, accept or knowingly carry a challenge therefor, shall hold any office in the State for a period of ten years, and may be otherwise punished as the law may prescribe.

Sec. 3. No person shall be elected to or appointed to fill a vacancy in any office who does not possess the qualifications of an elector.

Sec. 4. All civil officers for the State at large shall reside within the State, and all district, county and township officers within their respective districts, counties and townships, and shall keep their offices at such places therein as are now or may hereafter be required by law.

Sec. 5. All officers shall continue in office after the expiration of their official terms until their successors are elected and qualified.

Sec. 6. No person shall hold or perform the duties of more than one office in the same department of the government at the

same time, except as expressly directed or permitted by this Constitution.

Sec. 7. Absence on business of the State or of the United States, or on a visit or on necessary private business, shall not cause a forfeiture of residence once obtained.

Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to regulate by law in what cases and what deductions from the salaries of public officers shall be made for neglect of duty in their official capacity.

Sec. 9. The General Assembly shall have no power to create any permanent State office not expressly provided for by this Constitution.

Sec. 10. Returns for all elections for officers who are to be commissioned by the Governor and for members of the General Assembly, except as otherwise provided by this Constitution, shall be made to the Secretary of State.

Sec. 11. The Governor, Secretary, of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney-General, judges of the Supreme Court, judges of the Circuit Court, Commissioners of State Lands and prosecuting attorneys shall each receive a salary, to be established by law, which shall not be increased or diminished during their respective terms, nor shall any of them, except the prosecuting attorneys, after the adoption of this Constitution, receive to his own use any fees, costs, perquisites of office or other compensation; and all fees that may hereafter be payable by law for any service performed by any officer mentioned in this section, except prosecuting attor neys, shall be paid in advance into the State Treasury. Provided, That the salaries of the respective officers herein mentioned shall never exceed per annum:

For Governor the sum of $4,000.00; for Secretary of State the sum of $2,500.00; for Treasurer the sum of $3,000.00; for Auditor the sum of $3,000.00; for Attorney-General the sum of $2,500.00; for Commissioners of State Lands the sum of $2,500.00; for judges of the Supreme Court, each, the sum of $4,000.00; for judges of the Circuit Courts and chancellors, each, the sum of $3,000.00; for prosecuting attorneys the sum of $400.00.

And provided, further, that the General Assembly shall provide for no increase of salaries of its members which shall take effect before the meeting of the next General Assembly.

Sec. 12. An accurate and detailed statement of the receipts and expenditures of the public money, the several amounts paid, to whom and on what account, shall, from time to time, be published as may be prescribed by law.

Sec. 13. All contracts for a greater rate of interest than ten per centum per annum shall be void, as to principal and interest, and the General Assembly shall prohibit the same by law; but when no rate of interest is agreed upon the rate shall be six per centum per annum.

Sec. 14. No lottery shall be authorized by this State, nor shall the sale of lottery tickets be allowed.

Sec. 15. All stationery, printing, paper, fuel, for the use of the General Assembly and other departments of government, shall be furnished, and the printing, binding and distributing of the laws, journals, department reports and all other printing and binding, and the repairing and furnishing the halls and rooms used for the meetings of the General Assembly and its committees, shall be performed under contract to be given to the lowest responsible bidder, below such maximum price and under such regulations as shall be prescribed by law. No member or officer of any department of the government shall in any way be interested in such contracts, and all such contracts shall be subject to the approval of the Governor, Auditor and Treasurer.

Sec. 16. All contracts for erecting or repairing public buildings or bridges in any county, or for materials therefor, or for providing for the care and keeping of paupers where there are no alms-houses, shall be given to the lowest responsible bidder under such regulations as may be provided by law.

Sec. 17. The laws of this State, civil and criminal, shall be revised, digested, arranged, published and promulgated at such times and in such manner as the General Assembly may direct.

Sec. 18. The General Assembly by suitable enactments shall require such appliances and means to be provided and used as may be necessary to secure as far as possible the lives, health and safety of persons employed in mining and of persons traveling upon railroads and by other public conveyances, and shall provide for enforcing such enactments by adequate pains and penalties.

Sec. 19. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to provide by law for the support of institutions for the education of the deaf and dumb and of the blind, and also for the treatment of the insane.

Sec. 20. Senators and Representatives and all judicial and executive, State and county officers, and all other officers, both civil and military, before entering on the duties of their respective offices, shall take and subscribe to the following oath or affirmation: "I, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that

I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of -, upon which I am now

about to enter."

Sec. 21. The sureties upon the official bonds of all State officers shall be residents of and have sufficient property within the State not exempt from sale under execution, attachment or other process of any court to make good their bonds; and the sureties upon the official bonds of all county officers shall reside within the counties where such officers reside, and shall have sufficient property therein not exempt from such sale to make good their bonds.

Sec. 22. Either branch of the General Assembly at a regular session thereof may propose amendments to this Constitution, and, if the same be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each house, such proposed amendments shall be entered on the journals with the yeas and nays, and published in at least one newspaper in each county, where a newspaper is published, for six months immediately preceding the next general election for Senators and Representatives, at which time the same shall be submitted to the electors of the State for approval or rejection; and if a majority of the electors voting at such election adopt such amendments the same shall become a part of this Constitution; but no more than three amendments shall be proposed or submitted at the same time. They shall be so submitted as to enable the electors to vote on each amendment separately.

Sec. 23. No officer of this State, nor of any county, city or town shall receive, directly or indirectly, for salary, fees and perquisites more than five thousand dollars net profits per annum in par funds, and any and all sums in excess of this amount shall