The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-25
Ninety Days Time Since Adjournment Of State
Legislature Expires TOdOy--Nine Foot
Sheet Law One of the Ffb-three
These With Great Bulk of Emer-
gency Measures Represents Work
of the Legislature.

cities by a majority vote TO exempt from
municipal taxation manufacturing estab-
lishments and public utilities for periods
not exceeding five years as an induce
ment to their location
Establishing fees for justices Of the
peace and constables. Justices OF the
peace will receive So for performing
marriage and $4 per day for time reouir-
to review dead bodies and hold inquests
Authorizing cities of 5000 people or
over to issue bonds for purchase of site
and the erection of convention halls
Permitting juries in criminal cases to
assess the punishment in their verdicts OF
guilty.
Providing that third grade teachers
certificates shall be in force only in the
county in which it was issued.
Creating Forum court town. in Mus
kogee county.
Prohibiting overcharges by agents Of
railroad, express. telephone and telegraph
companies.
Permitting counties to have their of
fetal proceedings published in papers
printed in other than English, in addition
to English.
Requiring cotton ginners TO brand each
bale Of cotton ginned by them Penalty
for violations $25 to $50 fine.
Providing for the safety Of persons
working in and about buildings being
constructed or repaired.
Providing for hog-tieht fences along
railroad rights of way.
Establishing Wapanucka in Johnson
county, and Caney, in Atoka county,
court towns.
Creating a board of pardon advisers,
composed of the president of the board of
agriculture, the state auditor and the
superintendent of public instruction, the
latter being made president of the board;
the board must hold at least one meeting
each month and that on the second Mon
day.
Requiring the acceptance Of first mort
cages on improved real estate where bond
indemnity or guaranty is required.
Defining personal service of summons
in civil cases.
Anti-blacklisting law; requiring that
letter of service be given all retiring or
discharged employees; letter shall be writ
ten on a sheet of white paper to be Sc
lected by the employe.
Defining public warehousemen and pub
lie warehouses for the storage of cotton
and broomcorn. and to regulate such
business.
Creating a girls industrial school to be
located in the same manner as are other
state institutions.
Prohibiting requiring employees 70 enter
any steam boiler. firebox or smoke cham
Der while the same is under steam pres
sure.
Providing for the election of a chief
justice Of the supreme court by members
of the court on the second Monday in
January of every odd numbered year.
Requiring all public buildings, public
and private institutions, places of pubic
assemblage and places Of public resort,
hotels, lodging apartments and other
public houses to be provided with fire es-
capes: inspections are to be made by the
chiefs of fire departments.
Authorizing cities Of 1000 or more in
habitants to pay pensions to retired
members Of regularly organized fire de-
partments. being fifty years Of age and
who have done active duty for twenty