Sec. 10. The taxes of counties, towns and cities shall only be payable in lawful currency of the United States, or the orders or warrants of said counties, towns and cities, respectively.

Sec. 11. No tax shall be levied except in pursuance of law, and every law imposing a tax shall state distinctly the object of the same; and no moneys arising from a tax levied for one purpose shall be used for any other purpose.

Sec. 12. No money shall be paid out of the treasury until the same shall have been appropriated by law, and then only in accordance with said appropriation.

Sec. 13. Any citizen of any county, city or town may institute suit in behalf of himself and all others interested, to protect the inhabitants thereof against the enforcement of any illegal exactions whatever.

ARTICLE XVII.

Railroads, Canals and Turnpikes.

Section 1. All railroads, canals and turnpikes shall be public highways, and all railroads and canal companies shall be common carriers. Any association or corporation organized for the purpose shall have the right to construct and operate a railroad between any points within this State, and to connect at the State line with railroads of other States. Every railroad company shall have the right with its road to intersect, connect with or cross any other road, and shall receive and transport each the other's passengers, tonnage and cars, loaded or empty, without delay or discrimination.

Sec. 2. Every railroad, canal or turnpike corporation operated or partly operated in this State shall maintain one office therein, where transfers of its stock shall be made and where its books shall be kept for inspection by any stockholder or creditor of such corporation, in which shall be recorded the amount of capital stock subscribed or paid in, and the amounts owned by them respectively, the transfers of said stock and the names and places of residence of the officers.

Sec. 3. All individuals, associations and corporations shall have equal right to have persons and property transported over railroads, canals and turnpikes, and no undue or unreasonable discrimination shall be made in charges for, or in facilities for

transportation of freight or passengers within the State, or com ing from or going to any other State. Persons and property transported over any railroad shall be delivered at any station at charges not exceeding the charges for transportation of persons and property of the same class in the same direction to any more distant station; but excursion and commutation tickets may be issued at special rates.

Sec. 4. No railroad, canal or other corporation, or the lessees, purchasers or managers of any railroad, canal or corporation, shall consolidate the stock, property or franchises of such corporation with or lease or purchase the works or franchises of, or in any way control, any other railroad or canal corporation owning or having under its control a parallel or competing line, nor shall any officer of such railroad or canal corporation act as an officer of any other railroad or canal corporation owning or having control of a parallel or competing line; and the question whether railroads or canals are parallel or competing lines shall, when demanded by the party complainant, be decided by a jury as in other civil issues.

Sec. 5. No president, director, officer, agent or employe of any railroad or canal company shall be interested, directly or it directly, in the furnishing of materials or supplies to such company or in the business of transportation as a common carrier of freight or passengers over the works owned, leased, controlled or worked by such company; nor in any arrangement which shall afford more advantageous terms or greater facilities than are offered or accorded to the public. And all contracts and arrangements in violation of this section shall be void.

Sec. 6. No discrimination in charges or facilities for transportation shall be made between transportation companies and individuals or in favor of either by abatement, drawback or otherwise, and no railroad or canal company or any lessee, manager or employe thereof shall make any preferences in furnishing cars or motive power.

Sec. 7. The General Assembly shall prevent by law the granting of free passes by any railroad or transportation company to any officer of this State, legislative, executive or judicial.

Sec. 8. The General Assembly shall not remit the forfeiture of the charter of any corporation now existing, or alter or

amend the same or pass any general or special law for the benefit of such corporation, except on condition that such corporation shall thereafter hold its charter subject to the provisions of this Constitution.

Sec. 9. The exercise of the right of eminent domain shall never be abridged or so construed as to prevent the General Assembly from taking the property and franchises of incorporated companies and subjecting them to public use the same as the property of individuals.

Sec. 10. The General Assembly shall pass laws to correct abuses and prevent unjust discrimination and excessive charges by railroad, canal and turnpike companies for transporting freight and passengers, and shall provide for enforcing such laws by adequate penalties and forfeitures.

Sec. 11. The rolling stock and all other movable property belonging to any railroad company or corporation in this State shall be considered personal property, and shall be liable to execution and sale in the same manner as the personal property of individuals, and the General Assembly shall pass no law exempting any such property from execution and sale.

Sec. 12. All railroads which are now or may be hereafter built and operated, either in whole or in part, in this State shall be responsible for all damages to person and property, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the General Assembly.

Sec. 13. The directors of every rilroad corporation shall annually make a report under oath to the auditor of public accounts of all of their acts and doings, which report shall include such matters relating to railroads as may be prescribed by law, and the General Assembly shall pass laws enforcing by suitable penalties the provisions of this section.

ARTICLE XVIII.

Judicial Circuits.

Until otherwise provided by the General Assembly, the judicial circuits shall be composed of the following counties:

First-Phillips, Lee, St. Francis, Prairie, Woodruff, White, and Monroe. Second-Mississippi, Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett, Craighead, Greene, Clayton and Randolph. Third-Jackson,

Independence, Lawrence, Sharp, Fulton, Izard, Stone and Baxter. Fourth-Marion, Boone, Searcy, Newton, Madison, Carroll, Benton and Washington. Fifth-Pope, Johnson, Franklin, Crawford, Sebastian, Sarber and Yell. Sixth-Lonoke, Pulaski, Van Buren and Faulkner. Seventh-Grant, Hot Spring, Garland, Perry, Saline and Conway. Eighth-Scott, Montgomery, Polk, Howard, Sevier, Little River, Pike and Clark. Ninth-Hempstead, Lafayette, Nevada, Columbia, Union, Ouachita and Calhoun. Tenth-Chicot, Drew, Ashley, Bradley, Dorsey and Dallas. Eleventh-Desha, Arkansas, Lincoln and Jefferson.

Until otherwise provided by the General Assembly, the circuit courts shall be begun and held in the several counties as follows:

First Circuit.

White First Monday in February and August. WoodruffThird Monday in February and August. Prarie-Second Monday after the third Monday in February and August. MonroeSixth Monday after the third Monday in February and August. St. Francis-Eighth Monday after the third Monday in February and August. Lee Tenth Monday after the third Monday in February and August. Phillips-Twelfth Monday after the third Monday in February and August.

Second Circuit.

Mississippi-First Monday in March and September. Crittenden-Second Monday in March and September. Cross-Second Monday after the second Monday in March and September. Poinsett-Third Monday after the second Monday in March and September. Craighead-Fourth Monday after the second Monday in March and September. Greene-Sixth Monday after the sec ond Monday in March and September. Clayton-Seventh Monday after the second Monday in March and September. Ran dolph-Ninth Monday after the second Monday in March and September.

Third Circuit.

Jackson-First Monday in March and September. LawrenceFourth Monday in March and September. Sharp-Second Monday after the fourth Monday in March and September. FultonFourth Monday after the fourth Monday in March and Septem

ber. Baxter-Sixth Monday after the fourth Monday in March and September. Izard-Seventh Monday after the fourth Monday in March and September. Stone-Ninth Monday after the fourth Monday in March and September. Independence Tenth Monday after the fourth Monday in March and September.

Fourth Circuit.

Marion-Second Monday in February and August. BooneThird Monday in February and August. Searcy-Second Monday after the third Monday in February and August. NewtonThird Monday after the third Monday in February and August. Carroll-Fourth Monday after the third Monday in February and August. Madison-Fifth Monday after the third Monday in February and August. Benton-Sixth Monday after the third Monday in February and August. Washington-Eighth Monday after the third Monday in February and August.

Fifth Circuit.

Greenwood district, Sebastian county-Third Monday in February and August. Fort Smith district, Sebastian countyFirst Monday after the fourth Monday in February and August. Crawford county-Fourth Monday after the fourth Monday in February and August. Franklin county-Sixth Monday after the fourth Monday in February and August. Sarber countyEighth Monday after the fourth Monday in February and August. Yell county-Tenth Monday after the fourth Monday in February and August. Pope county-Twelfth Monday after the fourth Monday in February and August. Johnson county-Fourteenth Monday after the fourth Monday in February and August.

Sixth Circuit

In the county of Pulaski on the first Monday in February, and continue twelve weeks if the business of said court require it. In the county of Lonoke on the first Monday succeeding 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 two weeks if the business of said court require it. In the county of Van Buren on the first Monday after the Faulkner court, and continue two weeks if the business of said court require it.