The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-04-23
ssasss pdopsa Johasss's cerpsrailen
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amshrte. OR. I'm empowering IN
CkiahomM Corporation CnmnaseaiS iSn y
preaertee its ruiea and pFecsAaaF'
Aanalar JohnsonH hsll adopted BY IN
eznats. carries q provision extenetnt
q esnmlsalon's authority eeyobe
IA sFasi4d u The constitution. and
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= ss'sssas ssssss9 \ s. 81 'ss ~.
The leeis sIafsfs doxt f6t seek q
eiSS8re tKe constitutional aaghQFity
knvolvsng legislative, ioaietai Ahd e.
nnllve powers now pcaaeesed ~ tha
c66 inltiee. A FWguaai 10 conform %
ilT oFders or cbey ~ process =
tissssd a. conlsmpt. and punishable
a. Is contempt Of court At las, ex'
ceptinK that ln - event shan nFf
- rsduirrd 10 matters Of such con,
gsErpt' - Ernr
- po~ers Of cemmit..ss. -.
n addition 10 the trimlnAl penal
ties pfescri6ed - Law and ne con
tesnes puniahnent 10 may impose, ne
reusnAlttee ID 10 ba. Vested eth fnll
sutAs1ity 10 tahg. Charge % any on
s.e. statioa and property IN such cni
ca Of aky llns u transportation OF
transI6lsaton oesnpeny Tor the rufls,se
OF ascertain ing Information or Tor the
6sreose of directing legal inquiry
Il nav ano operate the line q saeh
cen pany IN is Own behalf Iof tne
use Of the owneru whenever the con
troll. mnnagement o. Operatiou 81 ene
rompans becomes sabsernlve ot h~
ara - conduct il In actual violation
M the corporation commission rules
ar requirements
All This. hiwever. Il revisSahNe NJ
on appeal 90 the supreme court e'
the state Companies 80 deah Ni'h
are permitted 70 Ole a Hnpersedeas
hosa during the life of which the
onendlng corporation may fvtAin pos'
session of the property HherNiss
custody h retained By the corporation
commission -,
senator Johnaon. author % The Dill,
vas ! member IL the constitution
convention
Ths sovernor has approved Speaker
Murrays bill. pfoviding q method tor
eilnf initiative and referendum prti.
tiona and vitaiising that section oi
the constitution. The speaker acted
- The house esnssenEer, conveying
the bill 70 the senate Tor siknsiufe,
ana then. In company With senator
Johnson. carried il 20 the Foxsfnof
Office
rhe Aw. Which has the approval q
ths National Initiative and hefeFNn'
aun league. requires the signatures
~ s nsr cent nf the voters 81 tAr
state Is refer measures 10 the g~npl'
and ; pr cent 70 lnitiate lass y hrh
the principle Is applied onlf e epnn
Ties ar districts the percentage or
,trnaferes Required ls double that
81 the state AZ large. and saen ~
piled anig 90 cities 3 per cent = th1
voters Is necessary The ias tsf
uits the submission 0f competitive
measures. in which respet 4 i un
tike any other initiative and feter
epAum laW Ten thousand eartss 81
of the Law fasefhef Niih the rFlaei
ne s. shown Ia re constitution, ali
- rfIated Tor distribution outside oi
Oklahoma.
The senate PASSED finally fhs btu
b. senator Franklfu prohibiting en-
plovsrs 81 labor from demanding az
I condition 10 employment thai the
plovs d. net become mVmhsf q
Iabaf union. aud under certain etn.
aitiaua preventing the importation %
armed guards
Final passage was also obtained on
senator sianofds hlli requiring rail.
mad companies q pay Cor losses OF
,aai ii transit and PROVIDING nat
.ars8I coal shall b. weighed before
,slne delivered - rensiEuee
New Hlila ~ House
~ sir Hawkins ApprerfAHtiuE
lss aIa fnr payment - prrclaet elec.
iou officers and the expenses ln
.urraa ln holdluk the election q
sept II last Fer each county the
expense ranges ffam $3.50 g = 400
Hx Hr WhHehu9st Appropriation
lf s. a0a % enahie the state audit
r. fn furnish the enanties ust q
he taxable lands Iu such counties.
ecsutlY recommended Ia The FQfffn
RS message
n aessfs snslson and pas Gre
ting an Oklahoma College ieI the
lllad. fo ~ located a. are other
tate Institutions
AZ amendment was made e ths