The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-22
CHATTEL MORTGAGES
SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION
BrOWnIee Bill Providing for
Fire Protection Passed
Without Emergency

There was an important develop
ment In the status OF the pending
school land Legislation yesterday after
noon Last week the bill for the sale
of the school land was recommitted
and Chairman Fisher and his commit
mittee have been busy at work revising
the measure. Yesterday afternoon an
amended bill was reported back to the
house and recommended for passage.
Speaker Murray has prepared sub
stitute which is said 10 be close copy
of the amended Fisher bill but bears an
additional section providing that the
question of the # the school land
shall be submittC TO the people for
ratification or 4, ,l1ctiou. Permission
was given to print the bill by Murray
and he will offer it as a substitute for
the other measure, when the subject
again comes before the house
Senate Substitute Bill, No. PIC, by
Stewart was the subject of long
debate yesterday afternoon, in which
the lawyers were the bright and shin
ing lights. The bill is mandatory OF
tel mortgages
The bill is quite short one and pro
vides that mortgage o personal prop
ert must be signed by tie mOrtgagor.
such signature TO be attested either by
acknowledgement before any person
authorized TO take Acknowledgement OF
deeds, or IL may be signed and vail
dated by the signature of two disin-
terested persons Mortgages signed
IN the presence OF two Witnesses or ac-
knowleiged before an officer shall be
duly admitted of record.
Committee Amendment Killed.
The judiciary had recommended an
amendment that no chattel mortgages
on propertS exempt by the constitution
and laws of this state shall be valid un-
less signed by both husband and wife.
The committee amendment WA
adopted and later Knocked out on 4
motion 60 reconsider by Hobby Later
Cope desired another reconsideration
so as to reinsert IL. but his motion was
tabled
Mccalla Stirs Up Debate.
McCalla submitted an amendment
that one OF the two Witnesses should
go before o notary and swear that the
mortgage was properly executed, that
the mortgaRor knew the contents and
purpose of the instrument, and that the
witness had seen the m9rtgagor exc
cute the mortgage. Tins ied to a long
debate and was finally defeated.
The Branson ProViso.
Branson submitted an amendment
that the witnesses shall certify on the
face of the instrument that the grantor
Acknowledged he understood the CON
tents of the instrument and had signed
the same for the purposes therein con.
tanned, and any witness to such instru.
ment who so certifies falsely shall be
guilty of mlsdemeanor. Si
Some more talk followed and the
amendment was beaten Branson
finally moved the indefinite postpone.
ment of the bnl bui withdrew it for
Sands. who moved to reconsider the
amendment The Branson proviso was
adopted as were some minor amend
ments and on roll call the bill was
passed
Brownlee Bill Passed.
Senator Brownlees bill, providing
fire escapes for certain public build
ingp. public and private institutions
schools, hotels. etc was passed with
slight amendment the emergency
clause being left Off
Johnson's Court Bill.
Another senate bill passed was that
by Henry s. Johnston defining conn
ties IN which certain actions may be-
brought
Hudson Bill Passed.
The Hudson bill under discussion il
the morning, was placed on third read
ing and passed Il likes fees for com
panies desiring 10 Incorporate and con