The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-09
Statutes
Must be Furnished
County Official by
Secretary

..N0OBNAAa AEAaNAN0 " lnt
statutes and the powers and duties
Secretary Crimes office, relative
thereto, Of which mention was made
yesterday in The Leader, in full, is
as follows:
- Guthrie. Okla, Dec. 6, 1903.
William Grimes, Secretary of the
rritory, Guthrie Okla.
This of,ce has the honor to
pwleGge the receipt from your
of request for an opinion in
ting the statutes of Oklahoma,
Bund under the heading of "Stat-
Ites" of 1893, and as found under the
bead Of printing" in the session laws
sof 1895, relative to the distribution of
attutes and the powers and duties Of
hour Office relative thereto.
FOUR first question is as follows:
What officers are entitled to vol
IS of the statutes without charger"
reply to this question, can do
etter than quote in full RUNNING
Ion 1868 of the statutes of 1898
The following named officers of
Yhis territory and of the counties
Ferein, and none other, shall be en-
led to receive without cost, one copy
ch of the printed volumes Of the
Akutes and session laws Of the Ter
ry of Oklahoma published OF pur-
lsed by the legislative assembly of
territory for the distribution und-
the provisions of this act. to-wit:
chief justice Of the supreme court
She territory of Oklahoma, each IS
ciate justice of said court, each
,rk of the district court, The United
Rtes attorney for the territory of
lahoma, the United States marshal
the territory of Oklahoma, the gov
or of the territory, and secretary
he territory, the attorney general,
treasurer, the superintendent OF
lic instruction, each county or dis
let attorney, each judge of the pro-
pate courl, each sheriff. each register
of deeds, each county clerk or county
auditor. each county treasurer, each
county justice Of the peace, each cor
oner, each county superintendent OF
public schools, each county or town
ship assessor, and township trustee,
if any there be, chairman of the board
of county commissioners, each library
association or historical society organ
lied for the benefit OF the public in any
lnty or town in this territory. and
to each member Of the legislative as
sembly. copy of the laws, bound in
lawsheep, enacted by the assembly Of
aVhieh he was a member, and printed
3py of the journals"
Your second question is as follows:
when, and under what circum-
Aances, may the counties be required
pay for volumes of statutes receiy- /
v counties for the use of county
township oficers?"
"a reply to this question have to
" that whenever any county or
Tnship office. entitled under the law
recegre volumes of the statutes, has
User. once supplied with such volumes
and Tor reasons named in section S674
OF the statutes of 1898 new supply
s required, you are authorized TO sup
~ the same, when the proper formal
ss required by law have been com
IA with. ami you are then authoriz- /
o charge the counties for the cost
the volumes thus furnished The
circumstances under which you are
authorized to supply the county and
township officers, after a supply has
once heretofore been furnished, as
enumerated by the said section 3674, /
are as follows:
when any county or township Of
heer entitled to a copy of the laws Of
this territory. shall, through the neg
lect or refusal Of the predecessor in /
office to turn such laws over to him,
or through loss oceasioned by fire,
theft or other cause lOr Whlch sald .
person cannot be held responsible be !.
without such laws etc
The formalities upon which you aro
TO base your authority for supplying
volumes Of the statutes under the
conditions named in this paragraph
are:
Upon reqtdsiti0ns received from the
county clark, signed by him in his Of
hcal capacity under the seal of the
county. reciUng in each requisition
the Office TO be supplied, the number
Of volumes desired and necessary,
and the description Of the volumes.
and a showing in the requisition as 70
the cause which makes the requisi-