they were sold to the State, and before they were sold to the State, he shall by deed of release and quit claim under his hand and official seal convey to said owner of said lands all of ́ the rights, title and interest of the State in and to said lands acquired under any sale or other proceedings under or by virtue of said act to enforce the payment of overdue taxes, approved March 12, 1881; a copy of said deed shall also be sent by the Land Commissioner to the Clerk of the County Court of said County.

SEC. 4. After the reception of said deed of said Land Commissioner by the Clerk of the County Court, said Clerk shall extend on the tax books against said lands the taxes for the years that the same have not been paid since said erroneous sale of the same to the State under said overdue tax law, and such taxes as have not been paid on such lands since said sale to the State, shall be charged and collected as in other cases of lands of the State, that the Commissioner has officially advised the County Clerk have become subject to taxation.

SEC. 5. That at any time within two years next after the passage of this act, provided the lands hereinafter referred to shall not then have been sold by the State, the owners of lands at the time of the sale of the same to the State, under said act entitled "An Act to enforce the payment of overdue taxes,' approved March 12, 1881, their heirs or legal representatives may present his or their petition to the Commissioner of State Lands setting forth his or their evidence of title to said lands at the time of the sale of said lands to the State as aforesaid and pray for the redemption of said lands from said overdue tax sale, and the facts set forth in such petition shall be sworn to by said petitioner, and such oath shall be attested by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County, or some Notary Public of the County and State in which petitioner resides, or before the Commissioner of State Lands.

SEC. 6. The Commissioner may require other evidence of the facts stated in said petition, and other evidence of such

facts may be taken as said Commissioner may prescribe, as provided in the second section of this act.

SEC. 7. If the Commissioner find the facts set forth in said petition that the petitioner or petitioners owned said lands at the time of any such sale of the same to the State under such decree for overdue taxes as aforesaid, and if any such lands have not been sold or otherwise disposed of by the State at the time any such petition may be presented to the Commissioner as aforesaid, and if said petition of the owner of said lands shall be presented to said Commissioner within two years from the passage of this act, then said Commissioner shall allow said owner of said lands to redeem the same from said sale to the State, by said owner on the certificate of said Commissioner showing the amount thereof, paying to the State Treasurer the full amount of the taxes, penalty and costs (including plaintiff's attorney fee taxed as costs in said overdue tax suits) for which said lands were so sold to the State together with all taxes that would have accrued thereon for all purposes if the same had not been sold to the State, the taxes to be certified by such Commissioner of State Lands to be levied upon such lands subsequent to said sale to the State shall be upon the valuation of such lands at the time of their sale to the State, and at the rate for all purposes for each year that would have been charged in the county or counties where such lands may be situate, and upon any such redemption of lands the said Commissioner shall officially advise the County Clerk where said lands are situate that said lands have been redeemed from said sale under this act and are subject to taxation in order that thereafter the same taxes shall be charged and collected thereon as are or may be allowed by law.

SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 15, 1887.

ACT XIV.

AN ACT Providing the Manner by which Territory Annexed to Towns and Cities may be Attached to and Become a Part of some Ward.

SECTION.

1. Prescribes the manner by which territory annexed to towns and cities may be attached and become part of some ward.

2. Repeals conflicting laws; act in force from passage.

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

SECTION I. That when any territory shall have been annexed to any town or city, the same may be, and it is the duty of the Town or City Council of such town or city to attach and incorporate such annexed territory to and in one or more wards of such town or city, lying adjacent thereto, which may be done by ordinance duly passed by a majority of the members elected to such council, and the territory so assigned and attached to a ward shall forthwith be considered. and become a part thereof as fully as any other part of the

same.

SEC. 2. That all other laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 15, 1887.

SECTION.

ACT XV.

AN ACT to Regulate the Fees of Jurors in Justices' Courts.

1. Fixes fees for jurors in Justices' Courts; to be taxed as other fees.

2. Acts conflicting repealed.

3. Act in force from passage.

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

SECTION I. That each juror in a Justices' Court, for each verdict made by them, to be taxed as other costs, shall receive fifty cents.

SEC. 2. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with

this act shall be, and the same are hereby repealed.

SEC. 3.

That this act shall take effect and be in force

from and after its passage.

Approved February 21, 1887.

ACT XVI.

AN ACT to Make Valid Certain Proceedings of the Pope County Circuit Court.

PREAMBLE.

Recites doubts of legality of certain proceedings.

SECTION.

1. Validates said proceedings.

2. Act in force from passage.

Whereas, The Pope County Circuit Court at its November Term, 1886, was not opened until the third day of said term, and doubts having arisen as to the validity of the proceedings had therein; now, therefore,

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

SECTION I. That all the proceedings, orders, judgments and decrees rendered by said court at its said November Term, 1886, and the indictments returned therein be as binding and valid as if said court had opened on the first day of said term. SEC. 2. That this act take effect from and after its

passage.

Approved February 21, 1887.

ACT XVII.

AN ACT to Prohibit Owners or Keepers of Dram-shops or Saloons and their Employes from Permitting Minors to Play at Cards or Other Games.

SECTION.

1. Unlawful for minors to play cards, etc., in saloons or dram-shops.

2. Declared misdemeanor. Penalty.

3. Act in force and effect from passage.

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

SECTION I. It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper of any dram-shop or saloon, or any employe of such owner or keeper, to permit minors to play in such dram-shop or saloon, or any apartment thereof, at any game of cards, billiards, pool, or any other game known by any other name, or without any name, for any bet or wager on such game or games, or for amusement without any bet or wager.

SEC. 2. Any person violating the provisions of the foregoing section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than twenty dollars nor more than fifty dollars.

SEC. 3.

This act shall take effect and be in force from

and after its passage.

Approved February 21, 1887.

ACT XVIII.

AN ACT to Amend Section Five Thousand One Hundred and Eight (5108), Chapter One Hundred and Nineteen (119), of Mansfield's Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas, entitled Pleadings and Practice.

SECTION.

1

Amends section 5108 of chapter 119 of Mansfield's Digest.

2. All acts or parts of acts repealed; act in force from passage.

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

SECTION I. That section five thousand one hundred and eight (5108) of chapter one hundred and nineteen (119) of Mansfield's Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas, entitled Pleadings and Practice," be, and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

SEC. 5108. A motion to postpone a trial on account of the absence of evidence shall, if required by the opposite