The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-19

appTcpEia ficn bill 10 remain Tor agtlor
until the closing hours 0f the session al
which time * is formulated ana passed
hastily and often without the rlaturs
consiGeratlru that its Importance uar-
wants This cEetllna frequently allows
the intrusion u certain things thal
should n3l s. -art of the appropr4-
alton BIN UnJust claims against the
territory 0r state. are often attached
ta the general appropriation 1lli 4Hd
I passed as part 81 W. 1t Is q 1iffieuis
task 10 prevent such work. especially
when the bin ls acted upon 10 the
hurry and turmoil that so often
eharaeterize the closing hours u q
legislative body
Every state constitution sl0uid con
tain 4 provision giving executive
power to veto any unjust feature of an
appropriation bill without extending
TIE veto 70 the bin as A whole. II is
90 o. hoped that tnEs power wilI be-
conferred by tire constitution Or the
state Or Oklahoma
a general Appropriation bill should
contain only such provisions as refer
70 necessary expenses 10 rnaintaEning
the various features of tbs state
government AT private ana individual
appropriations saould be considered
separately The legislature can often
sav4 the statr many thousands o.
dollars hg refusing 10 allow private
claims 10 be attached to the bin which
provides for the legitimate expenses 81
government.
H-rd Law
A Law Aas passed b. the seventh
legislative assembly providing certain
restrictions on stock running al large
Under the provisions Of the law. all of
0klak9na lying east 81 the one hum
aredth meridian falI Of the territory
except Beaver county, is subject to
herd law regulations. unless the resi-
dent frseholdeFs and legal voters
otherwise direct. UOon the presen-
tation of a petition signed by Is free-
holders and legal voters III any county
east of the one hundredth meridian.
rh4 commissioners are required to d. /
Fide the county into stock districts /
no district 70 contain less than forty I
four square mlles. and after the
-ounty II 50 divided ana If one fourth /
-he legal voters OF any district 50 peti- /
lion an election shall be held and thA I
voters allowed 10 decide whether 81 4
not free range shall prevail In the
district, and il by a majority vote tee
decide Ia favor or free range
the same shall prevail iii that dis
trict. otherwise stock shall be re- /
strieEad from running at large.
West Of the one hundredth meridian l
lin Beaver county, the conditions are
practically reversed. Free range pre-
walls there unless the voters otherwise
decide. The provisions Of the Law rem
Der It somewhat difficult for the home
steader 10 obtain the much needed re-
ief. The law requires that the free
holders. II they desire to vote on the
as to whether or not stock
shall be restrained from running al
arge, shall petition the board Of
sounty commissioners to divide tn
.0unty into stock districts. On the
ssst side Of tie one hundredtL
meridian il requires the names Of one
ourth Of all the legal voters ana
esidentz in the county on d petition,
'efors the commissioners are re-
uired to divide the county into stock
districts. while east Of the one
undredth meridian it only requires
wenty names for the same
IurDose. In short, east OF the one
undredth meridian where they Nigh
rant to vote for free rang, it only
equires twenty-five petitioners. while
rest Of the one nundrsdth meridian,
Fhere they might want 10 vote for
erd law. il requires one-fourth or all
be voters Of the county This is
iscrimination against the people OF
ieaver county. In its operation the
Nv is tinged with class legislation.
D other words If the cattieman east
tine one hundredth meridian wants a
istrict set apart IN which to vote free
ange. he is only required to submit
etition containing twenty five names.
lille II the homestsader west Of the
ne hundredth meridian tthe citfzsn
! Beaver county wants to vote for
erd law. he must submit a petition
the names Of one-fourta OF
le legal voters Of the entire county
his IN county like Beaver. 167 miles
ing and "a ~ miles wide. would (
snder the honest sadcrs task a hard y
me-
At the time the Law was passed ii
as doubtless believed that Beaver y
ounty would always remain "a graz ?
ig country and that herd law re- G
sstriction would not be needed. How i
Ter, that county has been filling up a
lpidly with the homesteaders. The {
lvernfnent intended that country ,
" the homesteader when ii was in t
uded among the lands subject 10 entry
he people who have gons there believe &
lat they can build up homes. Their 6
ops have been destroyed by cattle &
at roam free and unrestrainsd oves q
3 country. The people should be $
detected. They are entitled 10 III. E
me protection given the honesteaders w
the other parts Of the territory. p
l respectfully recommend that the
WIS be amended so as 10 include 7
aayer county and to pro,ce. r
| Of our citizens anks p
Section ?. Of Article /. or the session a
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