The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-08
SAL 'RY Bill
Passed by the House Commit
tee Of the Whole Its
Provisions.

The following is an exact copy Of
house bill "a, relating to the salaries
of territorial officers and which has
been agreed upon by the house in
committee OF the whole. In respect
70 the issuance OF warrants, auditing
claims and accepting fees other than
those provided for in the act, 1t is a
most drastic measure
House bill No. "a. An act fixing the
salaries OF terr trial officers ana limit
ing expenditures for contingent eX-
penses, and prohibiting the issue Of
warrants, or other Indebtedness there
for, and providing a penalty for the
violation thereof; and prohibiting the
territorial auditor from autitiDg eX-
cessive claims, and providing penal
" for the same.
Be it enacted by the legislative as
sembly OF the territory Of Oklahoma.
Section :. The governor OF Oklaho-
ma territory shall be allowed 5000 per
year TO be exp nded es a salary for a
private secretary: and no more.
Sec. 2. The attorney general Of Ok
lahoma territory shall receive sal
airy OF 81 500 p year, payable quar-
terly; ana he hall be allowed $500 per
year, or SO much thereof as may be
actua ly ..ecessary, for blanks, rent,
clerk hire, and contingent expensescs,
and no more.
Sec. g. The attorney gen. raj OF Ok
lAhom territory shall receive no com
pensation or reward OF any kind, or
nature whatsoever for legal advice
given TO auy department OF state o
public official OF Oklahoma ter itory
The SAID attorney general shall re
ceiye no fee. percentage, commission
or other reward for the collection OF
any debts due or 10 become due, on
territorial school land leases, or foI
the collection Of any other territorial
indie btedness, other than provided By
section 2. For every vic alton OF this
section by said attorney general hC
shall be guilty OF felony and shall
be pun shed by fine OF not
less than one thousand dollars
and by Imprisonment in the territorial
penitentiary for period Of not ess
two years or more than five years.
See. Z. The treasurer of Oklahoma
territory, shall receive 3 salary OF fif
teen hundred dollars per year, payable
quarterly; and he shall be allowed siN
hundred dollars per year, or SO much
thereof as may be actually necessary
tor blanks, rent, clerk hire and con
tingent expenses, and no more.
Sec. 3. The superintendent of pub
lie instruction for the territory oi
Oklahoma shall receive a salary OF fif-
teen hundred dollars per year, payable
quarterly; and no more.
Sec. 6. The territorial superintend-
1t IA ss.s -.
auditor shall be allowed one thousand
dollars per year, or SO much thereof as
may be actually necessary for blanks
rent clerk hire and contingent ex
penses, and no more.
Sec. 2. The office of territorial
librarian for the territory Of Oklahoma
is here by abolished. The clerk Of the
supreme court shall be ex-officiu
librarian OF the territorial law library
aud shall receive a salary OF hun
dred dol lars, ger year, payable quarter.
lys over and above his emoluments as
clerk of the supreme court; and he
shall be allowed four hundred dollars
per year, or SO much thereof as NAV
be actually neses ary, for rent, clerk
hire, and incidental expenses, and no
more. and he shall also be allowed one
thousand dollars per year for tht
purchase OF law o oks TO be Izade
part of said library, such books 10 b,
purchased under the di ectlon Of the
chief justice.
See 6. The adjutant general Of
Oklahoma territory shall receive q
sa airy Of six hundred dollars per year.
payable quarterly; and he shall be al
lowed five hundred dollars per year
or so much thereof as may be actually
necessary, for contingent expenses
and no more
Sec. 10 lAny territorial official
mentioned In this act who shall issue
any warrant, or warrants, or Other
wise pledge the credit OF thi- territory
for any contingent, incidental, or mis-
cellaneous expense. incurred, or that
may hereafter be incurred, as afore-
said, other than provided for ia this
act, shall be guilty Of a lony, and
shall be subject 70 hne Of not less
than ole thousand do lars and i'm
prisonment in the territorial peniten-
tiary for period OF not less than two
years or more thao five years.
Sec. ~. rhe auditor OF Uklahoma
territory, or any deputy auditor or any
clerk, or other person. acting as
auditor or deputy auditor, who shall
audit any warrant, or warrants. OF
claim, or demand whatsoever, Or,
hi6ited by this act, shall be guilty Of
q felony aud shall be subject TO a Hne
not lees than one thousand dollars and
imprisonment In the territorial peni.
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