The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-22

for tn expenses OF the executive, leg
islatlve and judicial departments and
for interest on the public debt None
i1t omergen measures may take of'
feet before ainety days after the adj
iournmcnt Of the legislature, and srch
measures must secure twothlrds
vote Of each horse.
No member can vote ON any meas
urc in Hhich he has a personal OF
private interest and he must disclose
sgch interest 60 the house of which
he is & member.
The legislature shall in 1909. and
oach ten years thereafter, make pro-
vision for revising. digesting and pro
rs'lgatlng the statutes of the state.
Every act OF the legislature shall
embrace only one subject, clearly set
forth IN the titls, excepting the gen
erl appropriation bill aud bills adopt
ing q code. digest or revision Of stat
utes No special law may be enacted
Hntil noti Of the intended introduc
ton of the bill has FIRST been plbliah-
ca for forr consecutive weeks In
some we ky newspaper in the city
o. county affected
The legislature shall enact no law
granting any corporation or individ-
ual any exclusive rights, privileges or
immunitic'
LeSee1 and Dams,
The legislature is given full power
to provide a system of levees, drains
ditcles and irrigation IN the state
ana TO provid for a system OF taxa
ton on the lands affected or benefit
ed. or to crops; TO discharge bonded
indebtedness inc-rrcd in the estab-
lllshmcnt OF such improvements.
Public instruction,
The Location OF educational, refor-
matory and penal institutions is left
70 the legislature. Provision is made
that the Cuntics shall care for those
inhabitants who may have claims
upon fhc sympathy ana aid OF the
co nty. The legislature is given pow
er, expressly, to locate a state print
inG plane
Summon Witnesses.
I'm any legislative investigation the
llcgislatlro, or other house. or their
committees. are given power to prn-
fish for contempt disohedlencc of pro
cess or contumaciOus or dlsorderly
conduct. Any member expelled for
corruption is not eligible TO re-clec
,ticn to the legislat-ro, aud punish
mont by the legislature Is not bai
to prosecutions IN the courts.
Public Roads.
All reservations and grants OF Ian,
by congress for roads In Oklahom9
are ac eptei, and the leg stature 4
directed to establish q department d
highways.
Legislative Apportionment.
Th5 senatorial districts given two
, senators are. 3, Beckhsm, Dewey
Ellis and Roger Mills; 6, Caster Klo
r wa and Washita; 13. Lincoln an'
, P9ttawatomie; "A, Oklahoma and ca
lnadian; l5 CGddo and Grady; rs, Car
ter, Love and Murray; ~, Cleveland
: Garsin and McClain; 27, Muskogee
Mcintosh and Haskell.
, The districts getting one senate
1 are: !. Harper Beaver. Cimarroi
= land Tcxss; ?. Woods and Woodward
Ia. Greer; 8. Tillman and Jackson;
4 Blaine, Major and Alfalfa; s. Gal
field. .. Kay and Grant; 10, Osag'
4 lPawnee and Noble; II, Payne an
Moman: -. Klngnshcr and Logan
/, lG, COmanche; ~, Jefferson and So
g. Dhons. "a, Johnston and Marshall
". Hrghes ana Okrskee; %, Pol
/, totoc. "a, Chociaw. McCurtmn an
s. Pushmatah9. 25. PittsbiTg: 26, la
inner and La Flore. 2S, Adair, Del
}, ware and scquoyah. -, Cherokf
s. aud Rogers; 30 Craig Ottawa an
Nowata. 81. Washington snd Tulsi
32. OkmulgeC and WAGNER
o oklahoma and POttawaiomie coit
s. ties arc given three members OF q
rs lower house OF the Legislature an
Ie two representative are given tc the
A. co mites. Beckham Bi58n, Cadi
s. Carter. Comanche. Garfield. Garvi
ID lGrady, Greer. Kiowa, Lincoln, Loga
ol MuskoBec. Plttsburg aHd Washiia.
~ All oil the other COUNTLESS get ol
s- representative. In addition. one "a
a. resenta ke Is elected from the 4
Of lowing pairs Of counties: Johnst'
ly aud COel. Bryan and Atoka; Pom
to toe and Seminole, MlakOgce 81
cd Haskell. Hughes and Pittshurg, il
ers and Tulsa Comanchc and So
RS lens, Roger Mills and Custer Gle
10 land and Canadian, Kay nnd Osa'
AZ Payne and Pawn Tillman and Jal
ry son.
Oath OF Office.
he The following Is the stringent os
be OF Office that all senators, represen
ch tlyes. judicial, state nhd county o
eh cera take,
hs Il do solemnly swear that 7
or support and defend The constltnt
lin Of The United States and The con
bis tuition Of the state OF Oklahoma, 4
Will discharge the duties Of my on
an with Gdcliiy; that ! have not paid
ms contributed. either directly or b
- irectly, any money or other yala
eer thing, TO procure my nomination
on, eletlon or appointment, except
ht- the necessary and proper expen
-es- expressly authorized by law; ths