The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-04-02

Better detail legislation in regard
70 Improvement bonds is urged. as is
also the passage OF law for the pro
lection of birds, fish and game. not
too stringent, but stringent enough
To protect the game itself and also
the farmer from trcspassers.
I Mention is made of the need of leg
/ i-latlou in regard 10 eminent domain.
| allowing corporations entitled to eX-
'crCisc the right with reasonable speed.
and at the same time protecting the
[ rights OF the citizens. Special mem
/ tion is made OF the need of oil pipe
lines. and legislation which will allow
them to be built IL is also advised
that public officials bee given the right
10 condemn land Tor public purposes.
such as schoo,house sites.
II IS recommended that provision be
made for the election of presidential
electors, as the people of the state
naturally desire TO participate in this
/ years election. \ request is made
for the immediate disposition of tho
s., hool land question ou @ basis which
is fair both to the lrssccs and tho
people OF the state. j, is stated that
the icssccs have % gut To know what
/ the future is to hold COR them.
The need Of AN oinc.ai census is re
/ fcrrcd to, but the expense of a special
state census is regarded as murccs-
saiy, and it is advised that the fed
cral census of last year be made the
official census, with the suggestion
that any county or community aggricy-
ed with the result OF that census might
on petition OF a certain per cent OF
It's population. secure new census
for that particular district
The complication OF the laws is urg-
ed. The governor notifies the lcgisla-
turc that an ofIer has been received
from publishing house to publish the
old Oklahoma statutes still in force,
together with those passed by this
| legislature and the constitution i'm one
volume TO sell for So, and he urges
the acceptance OF that proposition,
suggesting that a committee 10 include
the chief justice OF the supreme court
be named TO inspect the work. lie also
urges the repeal of the law allowing
/ fifty sets OF statutes to each county.
and states that he has been cutting
the number down to five. lie also
states that he has forced the publish
e. OF the present statutes from their
old price of S215O per set down to
$1G.2O which is still eXorbitant.
The question of public institutions
is given considerable space. The
governor states that few institutions
are necessary but expresses u hope
that the Legislature will not go beyond
the actual necessities of the case, in
order To- make the burden as light as
possible on the taxpayers. An addi-
tional insane asylum, schools Tor the
deaf, dumb and blind, and Il peniten-
tiary Cas the Kansas contract expires
Jan. ! next are classed as necessi-
ties. and it is held that these, with
few new educational institutions,
will meet all demands. The creation
of a pardon board is also recommend
ed
The question of relatives in office,
mentioned in the governors first mes
sage is also taken up, and the repeal
of the law allowing deputies without
'egard TO the amount of work to be
done, is recommended. 4 change Is
also advised in regard to the law reg
ulating deposit Of state and county
funds.
Several recommendations are made
in connection with the judiciary, in
Guiding the creation of a court of Grim
| inal appeals legislation as TO the man
ner of selecting the chief justice of
the supreme court, and the assigning
of district judges to other districts,
to clear up court dockets. A reform
is advised in the law allowing the
swearing of judges off the bench, and
also in the law which requires the
personal attendance of prisoner at u
habeas corpus hearing in the supreme
court Legislation on prosecution by
information, appeals from justices OF
the peace, and the determination of
jurisdiction in forcible entry and de-
talner are classed as emergencies.
a change in the law on corporation
fees is urgently advised. The present
law makes the charter fee $40, regard
less of the capital stock. The plan
suggested by the governor is TO make
it l-1O of per cent OF the capital
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