The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-21

only persons thirty years OF age.
who have been three years resident
OF the state. are eligible to The oaice
of governor. lictenant governor sec.
retary OF state. auditor, attorney gen.
eral, treasurer and superintendent.
Among the powers OF the governor
cnCmerated in the constitution srt
commandcrin-chicf OF the militia.
power TO convokc extraordinary ses.
siohs OF the legislature. power to
grant pardons and reprievos the right
TO veto bills passed by tbs legisla.
ture. power to fix time legislature
shall adjourn when two houses disa-
gree and power TO commission offic-
ers not otherwise commissioned BY
Ism An important power Is the right
10 veto any part Of the appropriation
bill without vetoing the whole The
governor shall send a message to
each session OF the legislature In
cases of vacancy In tn office of gov
ernor, the line Of succe ssion Is lieu-
tenant governor. pro tempore prcsi-
dent of the senate and speaker of the
house.
Land Commission
The governor secretary of state.
auditor. superintendent of public in
strHction and president of the board
Of agriculture shall consulate the
commissioners Of the land Office.
Mine inspection.
Mines, mining, oil and gas are un-
der the supervision of a chief mine
inspector who shall be eected to a
fogr year term. No person is eligi-
bic to I'll the office who has not hsd
eight years actual experience as a
practical miner Mining districts
shall be created by the legislature,
and assistant mine inspectors shall
be elected or appointed Boys undar
the age of sixteen years aud women
and girls shall not be employed un-
der ground in the operation Of mines.
aud the working day rnder ground in
mines shall be bnt eight hours
Commissioner Of Charities.
The commissioner of charities and
corrections may be of either sex and
Is to be elected at the same time and
for the same term as other state uni-
GERS. The entire systcm OF pghlic
charities ana corrections shall be from
time 10 time examined by he COM
missioner. who shah make annual re-
ports in October and shsll make spc-
cial reports when called upon by the
governor. Tho commissioner can ex-
anime books administer oaths and
eXamino Officers and inmates of penal
and other state iustitetions
The Legislators shall create the
bo'rds cf health dentistry pharma.
cy and the pero food commission.
Banking Departments.
The bank commissioner .he head
nGccr OF the banking partmcul
shall be appointed by the governor.
ana shall nave powcr to regulate and
control state banks. loan trust and
guaranty companies the legal rate
Of interest Is per mt in the alb
sehce Of any contract. ana the rate
shan not exceed 10 pcf cent on con
tracts. The legislature may reduce
but cshnot incrcasc" these rates
Twice tho amount of the interest paid
can be recovered when us IS
charged, if tAe action rs brought
withn two years after the maturity
OF the uslriocs contract.
Agricultural Board
The board Of agricclt1re shall be
composed OF eleven practical farm
ers, elected IN the mapner prescribed
by law. The board shall be part
of the government with tGisdicti0n
over all matters affecting animal in
dustry ana animal quarantine regr-
lations. ana shal be the board of re-
gents of the agricultural and mecnan.
ical colleges.
Labor and Arbitration
The labor commissioner, who shall
be at the head of the department of
labor, is elective and shall serve four
years. The commissioner Is TO be ex-
ohicio chglrman OF the board OF ar
biiration TO be provided by the legis-
lature, Eight hours shall constitute
a days work on al friblic works. The
contracting of convict labor IS pro.
hibited. The legislature is left to
cnct laws protecting the safety Of
employees in factories, mines and on
railroads
insurance Department.
The insurance commissioner, who
is 10 be elected by the people. mrst
be twenty-five years OF age and "well
versed in insurance matters" Pro
vision Is made for the collie tion of
Z system Of fees, as follows. from
Insurance comp niea: Legal life re.
serve per annum, 5000; foreign lifo
500: foreign accident and health.
jointly, s1l0 surety and bond, $3.50;
plate glass. s25 foreign livestock,
$25. Excepting the domestic conpa-
nies, all companies shall pay an an
nual tex Of 2 per cent per annum on
premiums collected In the state. and
50 Tor each local agent The lcgisls-
tuie shall provide for tho organiza.
lion Of farm companies, trades insur.
ance companies. fratornsl hf1 health
and accident Insurance companies.
within the state where the interests
OF the members arc uniform and mn
tua.
(To bp Continued