State, congressional and presidential elections, Tuesday after first Monday in November; number Senators, 31; Representatives, 106; sessions of legislature biennial, in odd-numbered years, meeting second Tuesday in January; limit of session, 60 days; term of Senators, 4 years; of Representatives, 2 years.
Number electoral votes, 13; number voters, 380,376. U. S. army, lunatics, idiots, paupers and convicts excluded from voting.
Number colleges, 10; school pop., 295,344; school age, 8-14.
Legal interest, 8; by contract, 12; usury forfeits entire interest.
| ARKANSAS. | Ar´kan-saw. "Bear State." |
Name of Indian origin, signifying "Smoky Water," with prefix from French meaning "Bow."