The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-30

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legislature carry with them such
\ emergency clause shall hold
that since the prohibition question
has thus been ratified BY the peo-
pie that it was not intended that
a Jew individual members of this
/ House of the majority could com
bine with the minority as they
have done upon the prohibition or
dinancc aggregating but one-third
of the membership OF tSis House,
and defeat the will Of the people
Of this State, and that Senate Bill
No. OF. az amended having rccciv-
ed a majority OF the votes Of the
members elected to aud constitut-
ing tie House, ! therefore declare
the same duly adopted, together
with the emergency clause there
to attached in conformity with
said Section Sc of Article V and
the spirit Of the Constitution
shall further state that do
not at this time rule upon the pro-
position Of whether a mandatory
provision fakes the same legal sta-
tus, but AL measures carried by in
itiatiye or referendum am stTe
OF this legal footing and shall SO
rule in the future. AS stated be
fore It certainly was not intended
that the minority party should,
vote solidly, as in this case. with
but three exceptions "Messgs.
Evans, Bowdre and Orcutt." and
seek 10 line up with few iudiyid-
uals who will not bow to the will
of the majority and thus one third
membership of but one house de
feat the expressed will Of The peo-
pie of the whole state at the POLLS.
WIN. FL MURRAY. Speaker
The following committee reports
were received;
Mr. Speaker
We, your committee OH Revenue
and Taxation to whom was refer
red Senate Bill No. no by Thorn
as entitled: An Act renting and
annulling the County Tax and
County Levy in certain counties
and declaring an emergency. beg
leave to report that we have had
the same under consideration and
herewith return the same with the
recommendation that it do pass.
ANTHONY, Chairman.
Mr.. Speaker:
We, your committee on Public
Service Corporation to whom was
recommitted amended Senate Bill
Nc. IS by Brook, entitled: An
Act to provide for an eight hour
day for railroad and telegraph or
telephone operators and providing
penalties for the violation thereof
beg leave to report that we have
had the same under consideration
and herewith return the same with
the recommendation that it be pass
ed with the following amendments |
On page ?, line 10, after the
words consecutive hours strike
ont the word rest substitute
therefor the words off duty"
Amend section as amended by |
adding thereto the following And !
the official, receiver, agent or rep
resentativc Of such person, corpor-
alton or association in authority and
personally violating or causing to |
be violated any of the provisions OF
this act, shall be guilty of misde- |
meanor' and upon conviction shall
be punished by fine of not less
than twenty-five dollars nor more |
than five hundred dollars or inn
prisonment in the common iail of |
the county in which the offensc is
committed not less than thirty |
days nor more than twelve months. |
or both such fine or Imprisonment |
in the discretion Of the court.
Substitute Tor section Z. ANY i
operator who shall refuse To come |
on duty or who shall forsake or
abandon his post Of duty, or go TO !
sleep while on duty during the |
hours he is required to be on duty |
under the provisions of this act, or
otherwise violate the provisions OF |
this act shall be guilty of misdc
lneanor and upon conviction there
OF shall be punished BY fine Of
not less than twenty-five dollars |
nor more than one hundred dol
lars.
In section 4 substitute for same |
the following "rhe fines imposed |
Tor violation of this act upon any
association, corporation or receiver
thereof, shall be recovered in any |
court of competent jurisdiction in
the county where such fines are im-
posed by proper action instituted
on behalf of the state by the county |
attorney or other officer represent
ing the state and such fines when