The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-01-14
RECOMMENDATIONS


assessment of property throughout the territory
Recommendations.
1t earnestly recommended that chapter 20 of the
game and fish within the territory l. suggested
that providing for warden, without salary except
penalties that might be collected from parties violating
law, would be an easy solution of the question
Inc statute authorizing the district Judges to appoint atto
neys to defend pauper criminals making county liable
for the fees should be repealed far the liability
Chapter entitled Bank Depostors should be so amended
as require from all private banking institutions the
tory statement cashier
the financial condition of the bank year ON the
@ Ca make oI tine me soyen9 and proper penalties should be provided
Section 290o of article chapter statute should be
treasury in addition to the therein prescribed by every
corporation granted charter by the secretary territory
permit business the territory a minimum fee of
twenty FIVE dollars the maximum be determined by the
fee charitable benevolent educational religious corpora
That chapter "A be to compel insurance com
anies to pay the face value OF policies in of total loss
Section BAL chapter A. prescribing the of saloon
should De amended so as to provide for the payment OF
lhe same license INTO the territorial treasury by retail
and wholesale liquor dealer in the territory.
noares public in each county and provide payment
into the territorial treasury for each notary commission
That county commissioners prohibited from chang
months preceding any general election
That taxes should all be paid in should
be required to redeem warrants in the order of registration
and proper penalties should be prescribed for violation
The provisions law of the territory are not
well adapted to the conditions existing here The statute
siye and cumbersome If the choice
of candidates the ballot by indeibe pencil in place of
the rubber stamp there would be much less complaint
lated ballots 1t is hardly necessary suggest pro
vso in section chapter 35 Of the session should be
Your attention called to the fact that at least in two
counties OF the territory the court house has been destroyed by
fire since the last election the records destroyed that
those counties there are no jury lists 1t is earnestly urged
If Is f'rfber recnu,roended ky w i5di5 @ @ d +, M
giving usual protection to the landlord and
enacted
There law in our laws providing the organization
the organization OF new counties providing the of Office
and now the omces w be hed until the ensuing general
election would avoid much confusion expense county
organized county in Oklahoma territory May
This after the taxing period fixed by the
territory but Immediately after the organization county
valuation of pronert5 as of he ft da, wv of ] nrs & m
prescribed by the statute aud complied with the nearly
as they were able Still there Irregularities in the
ment which would probably of taxes by
proceeding court and suit has been instituted enon
OF taxes but the principal plaintiffs in this suit
stock in that country These parties did paw
ery for the year 1896 Most Of the residents Of Greer cdun
have paid their taxes II is earnestly urged that
property for taxation in such cases as the above ~
n That chapter II should be amended make railroad
companies failing to fence their right of way liable for all
stock killed by the running OF trains without regard to the
question Of negligence in the management Of said trains
While am opposed to class legislation and discrimination
for your careful consideration the fact that the statutes Of the
territory do not properly define the liabilities and obligations
Al rights of the people doing business with them con.
dered act on this subject would meet with hearty approval
1t is further suggested that the public service would be
improved by law making it msdemeanor for any railroad
company to give or any public official federal territorial
county city to accept free transportation within
- territory.
To better protect the cotton growing interests
c tory II is recommended that law be regulating
weighing of cotton and to prevent fraudulent packing and
OF bang and to prevent other frauds incident that industry
The people ought to be protected
express companies doing business the territory
v nesty recommended that you Civ early attention to prope
n Legislation this subject.
Your attention is called the Tennessee xpo
siton To be held at The city Of NashvIe Ocor