The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-03-25


HOUSE BILLS
No. 2s requires all evidences of con-
ditional sales of personal property to
be recorded before becoming effective,
No. 80 makes the township trustee,
clerk end treasurer Il township board
to transact all township business.
No. SO allows cattle to be brought in
between November and April ! for
feeding grain without being taxed.
No. 80 provides that aiksection lines
are declared to re public highways.
They shall be sixty feet wide. All
highways hereafter laid out on half
section lines shall not be more than
siXtysix feet nor more than thirty
three feet
20. 81 provides that any person, or
persons, who shall build a water res
ervoir and keep and maintain the same
shall have II reduction of taxes at the
rate Of SIS for the first acre so covered,
S5 for the second, and 81 for each ad-
ditional acre.
No. II regulates marriage and mar
rage relations, issuance of license,
performance of ceremony, etc.
No. 100 creates the office of public
wcigher, who is to establish public
scales at the county seat, and such
other places us deemed desirable
where people may secure public
weights, but in no way interferes with
the business of private weighers.
No. 80 relates to teachers certifi-
Gates. raising the age for first grade
certificates from IS to 20 years and the
experience from three to twelve
months; relieves applicants for second
grade from the studies of natural phi
losophy and bookkeeping, and for the
third grade from civil government and
! fixes the ages at l6 years.
No. llO authorizes counties to pur
! chase or erect court houses and jails
and issue bonds in payment thereof.
! No. ll3 fixes the legal rate of inter
est at per cent. and makes any con
tract rate of interest above IL per
cent nsury, with forfeiture of interest
as penalty.
! No. IL provides that legal publica-
! tions shall after July /, 1897, be not
! published in newspaper that has not
! been published tifty-two consecutive
weeks.
No. l2O provides protection for labels
/ and trademarks for firms and trades
unions.
No. l35 incorporates the Sisters Of
| Mercy of the Sacred Heart, to hold
| property free frur taxation for school
| purpD es and conduct schools.
! No > provides separate schools for
white and co!ored children, separate
districts and separate funds; Il district
to be formed whenever there are seven
or more children of either color
No. l5l establishes an agricultural
aud normal university for co!ored
students, Hppropriates $1,000 for a
| building. and locates the institution
al Laugston.
No. l79 is the general fee and salary
| bill.
! No. Isl empowers the county com
missioners a. the end of three years to
sell property upon which the county
! holds taN titles, to issue deeds there
! for.
No. ls@ is II complete irrigation act,
opening water rights, methods of con-
structinP bitches, etc.
No. Is7 prohibits blacklisting of en-
ployes under heavy penalties.
No. 222 allows guarantee companies
to be accepted ON bonds and other
sureties in oklahoma.
No. 2O4 requires all territorial, coun-
" and municipal treasurers to issue n
call for warrants every sixty days, and
I.l. Inf. 10. 4 !. .s,.,,v
days the amount of money on hand
and to pay all warrants in order of
registration.
No. 22O provides that in all of the
territory west of u line running from
point on the south line of Washiia
county, where the east line of range l.
inlersects the aforesaid south line
thence north along said east line to
the Cimarron river to the east line of
range II, thence north to the Kansas
line, there shall be free range unless
the people vote To have the herd law:
provided that there shall not be free
range unless the school land shall be
first leased.
No. 2iO leyies territorial tax OF one
tenth mill for the care of the deaf and
dumb and blind.
No. 296 i general bank ing act
COUNCIL BILLS.
No. requiring the payment OF all
taxes in money.
No. "a provididing time for county
commissioners holding sessions and
letting contrac 5.
No IS provides for immediate relief
of taxpayers.
No - changes time of annual school
meeting from May to July.
No. IS provides that ines and for.
FIXTURES be paid into the school fund.
No. 80 changes the present law re-
gardinr adultery.
No. 3 creates sinking fund by
authorizing municipal officers to make
levy each year for IA sinking fund
sufficient TO pay the bonded indebted
ness falling due the coming year, one
years interest on all outstanding
bonds and an additional sum equal to
one-third of the original amount of all
outstanding judgements against such
municipality and also turns penalties
interest and forfeitures on delinquent
taxes into the sinking fund.
No. 40 creates live stock sanitary
commission for he Oroteetion of do.