The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-30

given to him exclusively. And as
stated before, IL the court perchance
rule against the clear intent as ex
pressed in plain language showing the
clear intent Of the makers Of the
constitution, and rule against the far.
mcrs in this particular, then 1t IS high
time that the farmers say that you
can not take our power by implica-
ton: We will abolish your board OF
public affairs Language / submit
can not be made stronger than the
language used in section 1Gi. and 1t
is a well known principle to every
man who knows law that the addi-
tion Of surplus words tend 70 limit
power. and that as few general terms
as you can use grants the power in.
tended by those terms, and when
that clause said this board shall he
maintained as part OF the state
government. that they shall be far.
mers, that they shall have jurisdic-
tion over all animal industry and all
quarantine regulations. and shall be
the board OF regents and shall exer.
else such otner authority as the leg
islature may give them, it intended
what II said by those terms. And |
trust. in fact | am sure, that when
the court, who know the law, reach
the proposition OF constituting rightly
TINS language that they will not per
nit few politicians, who are jealous
Of The numerous appointments that
this board OF agriculture possesses
to guide their opinion, but " they
do let the wish OF the politicians pre-
vail and give them that authority
am sure that farmers will abolish
their board.
The court must assume that every
word used in the constitution was
used with reference to its meaning
or. conversely stated that they never
used meaningless words when they
used the word board OF regents they
did not define IL. hence they adopted
IL wiki reference TO its meaning al
the time. which meaning. II II haC
one under the common law, bust b,
the meaning as used In the common
law. In the absence of that II mus
then partakc of the legal meaninl
ar the time and in the state wher,
adopted When the constitution was
adopted the board of regents Of The
4 and NJ. college At saltwater haC
the power OF constructing or equip
ping buildings and letting contracts
therefor And as stated before. !
you go back To the common law. /
, simply means the actual exercise O
. a power in the absence of the soy
. creignty and win lis the soyereignt
{ is the people and the people in tn
very nature of things must tur
, over 70 public officers all matter
5 of executive branch of government
and i'm this particular instance Tn
S sovereignty. the people, said in thei
{ absence that the board Of agricultur
p shall exercise that power. There
4 a well known construction, and
@ doubt but that the attorne
/. general can Immediately turn to d.
n cisions. which holds that where
t power is granted ample power tu
=. pOWpr- is granted II the board
G agriculture has The power at all
d has fun power: 1t has th" 'esseutia.
If and non -sscntiaIs so flippantly que
Is ed by the attorney general II Il
N board of public affairs, The state l
z ccivers have the power at ALL tn,
lt have full! power; they have the I
o. scntials and the 'non-essentials' ov
is those things within their jurisdictic