The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-17
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George Clark. managing the bureau
y propagate opinion to favor sale Of
c school lands. having read an arti
in a paper alleging a vote to sell
g school lands would be OF no valGt
cause of constitutional inhibition
ked and received the following;
on. Geo. r. Clark, Secretary Citizens
League for the Sale OF School Lands.
Dear slr:--l have your communica.
2pn OF recent date, in which you ask
j OF me whcthcror not the bill en-
led: "A law providing for the sale
school and other public lands OF
llahoma, subject TO certain cxecp
Ibns and conditions, ana providing
= les therefor and penalties for VIC
#tion thereof. is IN conflict with tht
#rms Of the Enabling Act and section
4 OF article Xl Of the constitution o
4 G State OF oklahoma. You furthel
Kate IN your communication that it IL
Intended by some that certain pre-
Zsions contained in said bill are IL
8rect conflict with the net Of june l6
los, commonly known as the Enablin.
B.t, and with section : Of article X
the constitution Of the state Of Ok
sTboma, and that the points OF conten
abn are as follows:
QD That the provisions contained u
H. Enabling Act authorizing the sal
Rd disposal Of the school lands OF tn,
kate provide that the said land shal
sold and disposed Of under suci
les and regulations as may be pre-
ribcd by the legislature of the Stat
Oklahoma.
! (2) In section 4 Of article NJ of III,
onstituuon Of the State OF Oklahom
is provided that all the publ
ENDS set apart for the state by tn
3ngress Of the United States. 70
aritable, penal, educational and pull
building purposes, ana all land
Vixen in lieu thereof may be sold b
&c state under such rules and regdla
Mons as the legislature may prescribe
u conformity with the requirement.
4 the Enabling Act.
4 (3) That under the proposed bill TO
#e sale Of the school lands now bein'
4 bmitied TO the people Of the state
Is herein provided the manner ant
run and the rules and regulations 70
y G sale and disposal OF the said lands
*ld in the event that the said prS
&sed bill becomes a law, that ii vii
\ In conflict with the terms Of th,
Enabling Act and the provisions 0
Iction 4 OF article XII Of the constitl
lon, and the state, for the reason tha
o people OF the state will prescrib'
he manner and form and the rule
Qnd regulations under which such iant
Mail be sold. and not the Legislature
provided for in the Enabling Ac
Id In said section 4 Of the con5titu
Ebn.
| Now then, the question submitted
or not the said proposed bill
4 relation 10 the rules and regulation
Ileraln contained is IN conflict will
10 said provisions of the rEnablini
tct and the said section I OF the cor
ditutIon In order that the subject be
scussed intelligently, 1t is necessary
ascertain in an abstract manner hoy
|nd under what conditions the state 0
oklahoma acquired title TO the land
Epmmonly designated as the schoo
4 nds. Prior TO the sixteenth day O.
oycmbcr, 1907. all OF the counties n
Inc State OF Oklahoma in which, sale
Nhool lands are now situate. were en-
Traced IN that portion of the state
Known as the Territory OF Oklahons
|ricr 10 statehood the congress OF tht
nitcd Slatcs. BY the passage Of sew
.rai acts. reserved certain lands foi
Educational and other purposes for the
.iture State OF Oklahoma, and subse
Iuentiy conferred the right ana power
Hpon the Territory OF oklahoma te
|ease said lands so reserved for Tho
So and benefit OF the several funds
'br which the said lands we're set q
Hart Under the Enabling Act. con
ress confirmed said grants, and there
~ passed title Of said lands to th'
',iate VI Oklahoma. aud in addition
ongress, In iilc same act granted =
.be Slate OF Oklahoma additions
sracts of lands for cducationdl anf
ther nurp0scg ln the Enabling Act
laid grunis we're cunnrmed aud mad'
IL the State Of 0hlahcma for specih'
.urposcs. fo-Wii: For the use an'
.NtlIlfNi li NNAfNuNlNAltANf w Ait-A tftfA 80
Isble Institutions. mud for public build
Hue PURPOSES. and Il is provided By th'
Forms Of said giant ihaf all the sai'
lands therein rrented 20 the state MAJ
H. sold md disnnsed Of under sunl
Eu'es ana regulations as the legi ila
|ure OF the said state may prescribe
Snd under said section 4 Of article y
The consultation Af The State Of OK
[nhcira. q Is IuoVded ih9t pii Of ih
Eela lands NAV be sod hv The stat
hnder s"rh rules aud regrlaii9ns q
HE legislature NAV prescribe. IN "n0
IormiiT with the femiremenis Of HI
Act Il viii thus be seen tha
|.mpSfess. hv virtue of the Enahliu
|s"l rave and sranted Hnio the Stat
|7 foklahsma all of said sands unde
/ |hf fanaii'ep that ihe same pa pael