The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-27

have not paid or worked out their
road tax.
Done In open session this the 2ith
day OF December 1905
ROBERT +. SClVALLY,
Chairman County Board
Attest: wM. B. FRAME.
County Clerk
BY b. W. DUKE. Deputy
We. the Board OF County Commis-
sloners OF Carter County. Oklahoma.
in special session, all members bc
ing present. and with unanimo IS
vote do hereby render the following
decision, to-wit:
First, That the members ~ the
Farmers Union OF Carter COUNTY. rep
resented by their attorneys. asked
tins Board Tor hearing upon the
legality Of the present County Weigh.
or, claiming that DE was holding Of
flee contrary 10 the constitution Of
the state Of Oklahoma.
Second After hearing tne argl
mcnts Of tho attorneys rcprcsen-nt
the farmers that We asked that our
County Attorney Doc consulted in the
matter. and wc ordered him 20 write
q brief upon the legality Of the
County WoIghor and in his decision
he states that the Ac, Of the Legis-
lature Of May 90, 1908, creating the
office OF County WcIghor and appoint.
ing those that had been elected AT
the regular election. was uuconstltu-
ti1nal and that the present wclgher
was filling the office without
authority;
Upon the filing Of the County At
touey's opinion We sustained his
opinion, and issued an order that We
would upon the petition Of the peo-
| ulc meet ON November 4 Los and
appolut county woighor for Carter
County; that we were culoincd from
making the appointment by the de-
fcndau' I'm the District Court; and
that the judge Of said Court rem
dcrod an opinion on the subject and
I'm This opinion refused 10 grant the
writ OF prohibition. bur IN plain
words said that the Legislature in
his mind had right TO create the
office of County Weighor and 20
name the regularly elected wcighers
. that were elected IN the general cleo
/ |lau 90 sory" the time as other rcgu.
larly elected officers. Upon this de-
/ cision We feel that our superior court
has already expressed his opinion
and taken from us the vory point Of
/ law upon which We were acting that
/ it. would Dee useless for this Board
20 proceed any further IN said mat,
/ ter
Done I'm open session this the 9th
/ day Of December, 1908.
ROBERT +. SCIVALLY,
Chairman County Board
/ Attest WM u. FRAME,
County Clerk
/ Bv j. W DUKE Deputy
tSEALJ
/ state of oklahoma, Carter County, IS.
/ This Is 90 certify that We the Board
of County Commissioners I'm special
session. an members being present
( rnat tar County clerk of Carter
/ County .s ordered 10 make list of
Ian the school districts within said
/ County of those that have issued
/ bonds and those that are i'm the act
of issuing bonds, showing what the
sinking fund and the interest of
each district viii be. And II is
| further ordered that AN bonded Dis.
| tricis wherein they have not made
sufficient lcyios TO cover said sink
/ ing fund and interest, that tho
/ County Clerk is hereby ordered, ac-
cordug TO law, 10 make sufficient
lrvcs to pay said sinking fund and
interest; That the County Treasurer
shall be- notified OF said levy and
shall hold said amount of money to
pay interest and sinking fund of each
respective district
Done I'm open session, this the cath
day OF December 1905
ROBERT +. SCIVALLY,
Chairman County Board
! Attest. WM II FRAME
County Clerk.
by i w. DUKE, Deputy
(SEAL)
This is TO certify that We the