The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24

record book, the most Of which was
done with typewriters. Had 1t been
done in long hand. it would have GOV.
cred over 10000 pages.
"The second duty is that Of insur-
ance commissioner. Under the Okla.
homa statutes, no insurance company
can transact business until It has been
acmtted so to DO by this department
In 1902 there we're so fire insurance
companies, 30 life, Q accident, plate
glass. as fraternal and Oklahoma
fire companies doing business in Ok.
lahoma. Each concern Gao in ALI
fled an annual statement, which was
carefully examined. and license was
issued each Of them. In addition to
this 1880 agents licenses were issued.
registered and sent out; 10 articles
of incorporation we're received from
new companies coming into Oklahoma
and recorded. besides a large amount
Of work in looking after the com
plants coming here as to the adjust
ment of claims between the compan-
les and citizens Of the territory.
"The third duty imposed on the sec
retary by the legislature is that Of
acting as a member OF the board for
leasing school lands For this ser
vice he receives no compensation. The
records Of the Office Of the secretary
Of that board will show that 1900
leases were issued during the current
year, every one Of which the secretary
has signed and examined in dupli-
cate, making a total of 5000.
"In addition 10 this, there has been
heard and passed upon about $50 ont
of the 500 cases of timber permits.
hearing the report of the special agent
sent to examine the same. and the
Testimony and requests Of the appli-
cants in each case, in large number
of cases giving personal hearings, ev-
cry finding in said cases being rati-
fed by the board There has been
some "a meetings of the full board,
each Of which consumes from one
half to three days
CAS- secretary. he acts AS disbursing
agent for the government in the pay
ment of the salaries Of the governor
and secretary, and all the legislative
funds involving in this ledslsiye
year the sum of sSO.o50, 'or which
he executes to the government a bond
for $4,000. In all these disburse
ments vouchers must be taken in dup
licate for each and every item of ex
pense.
THE secretary is custodian of all
United States property kept for legis-
lative purposes and must store and
protect the same and for this legis.
lature It reuired the services of three
men for a period of A days TO pre-
pare and place the same and will re.
quire about 10 days to store and close
up the business. The secretary must,
at the close of the legislature take
charge of all the papers and docu-
ments of this body and prepare and
publish all the laws passed by them,
prepare and publish the council and
house journals And, this work must
be done within 80 days after the adj
journment.
The secretary is also a member
of the territorial board Of equalization
and the board for assessing railroads,
telegraph and telephone lines, which
consumes near 80 days of time dur
ing the year
Among other matters, it is found
that this office has written and sent
out during the year 1902 over 1000
letters and about tb,i same number OF
packages and parcels. Any person
eonversant with office business can
readily see that there is a large
amount Of work that. necessarily has
to be done in connection herewith
of character that cannot be enum-
Grated nor the time taken up tlereby
demonstrated. such as bookkeeping,
checking, proof reading, bank depos-
its, telephone and telegraph inquir-
les"