respective counties, and for no other purpose, and shall be collected in United States currency or county warrants legally drawn on such road tax fund, if a majority of the qualified electors of such county shall have voted public road tax at the general election for State and county officers preceding such levy at each election.
Declared to be adopted by the Speaker of the House on the 13th day of January, 1899. Vote for the amendment being 57,209; and the vote against the amendment being 24,079.
AMENDMENT NO. 6.
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. Provided, however, that any surety, bonding or guaranty company, organized for the purpose of doing a surety or bonding business, and authorized to do business in this State, may become surety on the bonds of all State, county, and municipal officers under such regulations as may be prescribed by law.
Vote for amendment, 65,825. Vote against amendment, 23,033. Proclamation declaring Amendment No. 6 adopted and ratified was issued by Governor Jefferson Davis on February 20, 1902.
AMENDMENT NO. 7.
That Section 16, of Article 5, of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, be amended so as to read as follows:
Article V, Section 16. Pay and Mileage. The members of the General Assembly shall receive such pay and mileage for their services as shall be fixed by law. No member of either house shall, during the term for which he has been elected, receive any increase of pay for his services under any law passed during such term. The term of all members of the General Assembly shall begin on the day of their election.
Election on above amendment held September 1, 1902. For amendment received 45,598 votes. Against amendment received 43,982 votes. Declared adopted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the 14th day of January, 1903.
AMENDMENT NO. 8.
That Section 3, of Article 14, of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, be amended so as to read as follows:
