The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-03-16

article uine, chapter ., statutes Of
lse3. relating 70 jurors.
By WinkIer-Making appropriations
Tor erecting. mzinta aiming and support
ing rduca si0naI Institutions. The OIL
appropriatss So. 900. divided as follows:
Agricultural and Mechanical college
at saltwater for building purposes,
$40, 900, 10 the University at NORMAL,
building purposes, Z5.9Ooi Normal
school a. Edmond. SIS. 900. for the pur-
pose Of erecting dOrmitories; - the
Normal school At AIva. 5000, for the
purpose Of purchasing apparatus; TO the
colored university At Lanzston, $1,000
for building purposes. FOur Thousand
dollars is Appropriated for the various
bOarus Of regents
By Misunderstanding rase Of ter
ritoriaL levie~.
By Misunderstanding for the dis
tribution Of funds arising from the
leasing Of lands reserved for university.
agricultural and normaI school pur-
poses.
By WinkIer -Appropriating sI,20O
for armory rent, lights fuel aud otheE
expenses of territorial militia, and
g OO) annually for territorial eacanp-
ments.
By Huston-Ameading the quaran-
tine law.
BY Huston-Relating TO misdemean-
ors before probate or district courts.
Bill, introduced in the house:
By Merten-An act 20 IegalIze the
purchase Of real estate by the city Of
Guthrie
BY Smith-An act 10 regulate she
sale Of malt, vinuOus and spIrituou5
liquors in cities towns and villages
having population Of less than 1000
inhabitants
BY Merten-An act smendatory o;
section : OF article / of chapter "a OF
the statutes of 1898, entitled: Cities
OF the first class"
BY Thomas-An act 70 amend section
3 Of chapter IS Of the session laws Of
Oklahoma Territory OF lsg5, entitled:
Militia"
By Steyens-An act ameudatOry OF
article 40 Of chapter 25, laws OF 1898.
The following new bills were intro
duced in the house, referred 70 the
committees and reported back favor
ably:
By Olmstead-An act providing 70.
the distribution of the funds arising
from the leasing of lands reserved for
the university, agricultural college
and normal school purposes.
By Olms tead-Au act 10 amend arti-
Gle II OF chapter 81 Of the session Jaws
of 1897
By Olmstead-An act making ap-
pga griatiOns for erecting and main
tanning and supporting the educational
institutions Of Oklahoma for the years
1899 and 1900, and for the expenses OF
the various boards of regents Of said
institutions for the years 1923 and 1900.
The governor has notified the coun-
ell of his approval Of the following
measures:
Council bill No. 20, amending the
school law; council bill GO, ratifying
the change in the name Of d county 10
Dewey county: council bill 20, EN-
powering either party to the suit to
dismiss civil actions; council joint res
olutiOn No. /, memorial zing Congress-
to permi. the taxation of Indian allot-
meuts-
The governor has signed house bill
l5l, by Jones, which authorizes rail-
road companies 70 sell or lease their
or franchises in Oklahoma;
also house bill IS, by Halliday. remov-
ing the s. limitation 10 justice of the
peace fees; house bill %, by Merten,
concerning the taxation OF property of
building and loan associations.
Governor Barnes has affixed his sig
nature TO council bill s., by McCredie,
which authorizes the town Of Chandler
TO annually levy and collect 5-mIlI
tax for the support Of a waterworks
system; council bill s., by WinkIer,
exempung the property OF King fisher
county from taxation, council bill us,
by Brett, prescribing the duties Of
county surveyors; house bill 81, re-
pealiug the school insurance law;
house joint resolution No. 5, by Com b.,
Congress TO issue a
patent to the land occupied by the
Sacred Heart mission in Pottawatomie
county; council bill SO, by Garrison,
70 the time when the term Of
Office of county treasurers shall com
mence. The provisions Of this law are
as follows:
Section l. The term Of office OF the
county treasurer elected in each coun-
ty at the general election in the year
1900, and at each general election
shall commence on the first
Monday in Oetober after his election.
section :. The county treasurers
OF each county elected at the general
election held in toe year 1895, shall
hold their offices until the first Monday
in October 1901, and until their sue
cessors are qualified.
Section 8 ALI laws aad parts Of
laws in conflict with the provisions Of
this act are hereby repealed"
The house PASSED horse bill 20, which
bears the name of the late Representa-
tive Scott, as it, autho-. The bill ere
ates territorial land Office and com
provides for board OF ter
ritorial land commissioners, prescribes
the duties OF such officers and provides
for the leasing and management of all
lands owned or controlled by the ter
ritory Of Oklahoma