The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-07
FIFTH ASSEM- BLY,.


iRoutinc proceedings after Leaders pres
~ hour yesterday
Committee OF the VIII ,le--Magness
in the char.
Council bill IS, by Mr. President, an
act 70 authorize the board OF trustees
OF the town OF Chandler To annually
levy and collect a tax not exceeding
five mills on the dollar on al the tax
able property of said .own for the
purpose Of extending, repairing, main
tanning and operating the water wor 3
of said town. Referred back that IL
do pass.
House bill /, by Doyle, an act pro
viding for ,he immediate relief OF the
taxpayers. remitting certain taxes for
the year ises. The ways and means
committee reported without recon.
mend .tion. Motion that he bill be
recomnitted TO committee on revision
and codificstion.
Council bill IFS. by Brett, an act
prescribing the duties of conveyors.
Referred back that IL be placed back
on the calender for further considera-
tion
Council bill 2, by Clarke, an act nro-
hibiting public officers from parehas
ing or dealing in any manner in bonds
or warrants or other evidences OF pub
lie Indebtedness and TO prohibit terri.
torial officers from issuing or paying
any warrants in excess Of appropriR-
tions made by the legislative assem-
bly,.
Sec /. Any public officer who shall
either directly or indirectly buy, bar
ter for or be interested In any manner
in the purchase of any bond or war
rant, or other evidence OF public in
debtedn IS, issued or payable by him
self or his deputy, or in the issuing
Of which he or his deputy has
any duty TO perform, or in the
payment OF which he or his deputy is
required To assent or act, shall be
deemed guilty of the unlawful pur-
chase of warrants. and shall be pun
ished by fine not exec eding $500 and
the forfeiture OF his office and this
section shall apply TO all deputies and
employees OF such officers. And any
territorial officer who shall issue, cause
10 be issued, OF consent to the issuing,
or pay, cause to be paid or consent TO
the paying Of any warrant, order or
other evidence OF public debt, after
the appropriation for he fund upon
which the same is drawn, duly made
by the Legislative assembly, has been
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issuing or paying an unlawful war
rant, as the case may be, and be pun
ished by q fine of $500 and the for
feiture of office.
A substitute as follows was recon-
mended by the judiciary committee:
Section 1. That IL shall be unlawful
for any territorial officer, or deputy or
employe of said officer, to issue, cause
TO be issued or consent TO the issning,
or to pay, cause to be paid, or consent
TO the paying of any territorial war
rant, order or other evidence of public
debt, In excess Of the sppi opriAtion
duly made by the legislative Assem- bly,.
for the fund upon which the same may
be drawn.
Sec. 2. That IL shall be unlawful for
any pablo officer TO either directly or
indirectly buy, barter or engage In any
manner In the purchase OF any bonds,
warrants or any other evidence of in
debtedness against this territory, any
subdivision thereof, or municipality
therein.
Sec. 3. Any person who shall vio-
late any of the provisions of the fore
going sections shall be deemed guilty
OF the unlawful issuing of warrants or
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the case may be, and shall be punish
ed by a fine of not excee ling Ave hun
dred dollars and forfeiture OF his Of
Zee.
= An amendment TO the substitute TO
sectiofr2 Is offered as follows:
Sec. 2 That IL shall be unlawful
for any mem Der OF the legislative as
sembly or any te ritorlRl, county.
township. or school district officer who
is charged swith any authority or re.
aponsibility or with the performAn e
OF any clerical or other Official duty
in connection with the issue or pay
ment OF any bonds, warrants or othe'
evidences o; indie btedness against the
territory or any county or subdivision
thereof to either directly or indirectly
buy, barter for. or otherwise In any
manner engage In tn. purchase Of any
such bonds, warrants or other evi'
dence of Indebtedness, for the purpose
of profit or speculation.
The amendment was lost. Another
amendment 20 the substitute by
Thacker was lost. Moved that the
bill 90 not pass when reported back
The motion was lost. A motion was
made that the substitute be referred
back to the house that II do pass. The
motion prevailed.
Adjourned untsf-2 o'clock tomorrow.