The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-26
ROSS BILL.
CREATES
POSITIONS
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oEsIGNATEs STATE LAND
OFFICE CLERICAL FORCE
WITH SALARIES
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PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND
AND ITS DISPOSITION
Also Funds Derived From the
Sale Of Public Lands; Other
Bills introduced


During the house session thIa
mlrning six bills were introduced.
the most important OF the number
probably being the bill by Represen-
tatlve Ross, which Is an act TO cre-
ale offices, employees, clerical and
stenoeraphle positions under the
commissioners OF the land office, and
TO fix the salaries and compensation
taercof. II provides for the creation
OF the following positions, at the SAL
aries given, per annum:
Secretary to the commissioners,
$lS60, three assistant secretaries,
$1,000 each, one accountant 1880,
three ssenographers $1,000 each, one
mortgage clerk $l,aO0, two farm loan
appraisers $1,000 each and actual
expenses, one title examiner $1,000.
one superintendent Of sale 81 800
and actual expenses. one auctioneer
81 200 and actual expenses. one spe.
cal agent IN oil and gas matters ST.
50U and actual expcnscs. and three
appraisers al $l.2O9 each and their
actual expenses. The bill will, if
passed, carry the emergency clause.
and provides that in every instance
warrants for the salaries OF the em-
ployes for the positions to be created
shall not be paid by the state auditor
until the employe shall have sub
seribed to have performed his duty,
and In rendering accounts for ex-
penses ltemized vouchers must be
submitted
Another School Land Bill.
The bill by Representative Ross,
which WAS also introduced this morn
Ing, IL an important one. providing.
as II does, thar the permanent school
ftlna, and funds derived from the sale
OF public lands unde. the control Of
the school land commissioner shall
be deposited immediately after com-
Ing into his possession with the stats
treasurer, and shall be di5bursed only
MS provided by law which implies
thar the legislature viii make APP
proprlaiions to be drawn on this
fund and that no warrants other than
those authorized shall be drawn
against the fund.
Hoyle's Coal Weight Bill.
Representative Boyle introduced 4
bill TO amend Section OF Article q
of Senate Bill No. "a. same being
Article 2 Of Chapter 81 OF the session
laws TIE bill provides coal oper-
atorg employing miners at blshal or
ION rates shall furnish accurate scales
n convenient places for the weigh.
ing Of the products OF the mines. and
7 that the coal mined shall be weighed
before II e screened or placed on
I board cars. The penalties provided
In the bill for violation OF the pro-
I posed regulations are fines Of not less
I than $500 nor more than $500 and
: jail sentences OF not less than 60
days nor more than six months. or
both, for each instance Of false weigh
ing.
Vice Chief Justice OF Supreme Court
Representative Cope introduced a
bin to provide for the election OF a
vice chief Justice OF the supreme
court us provisions are that mem
bers of the supreme court shall, at
the time fixed BY law for the election
OF a chief Justice, or at such other
time as may be necessary, elect one
OF their members as vice chief JUS
tiee who shall perform the duties OF
The chief insiice in his absence.
sickness or inability 10 serve. Tho
term OF Office OF the vice chief ius.
iice shall be concurrent with the
term OF the chief justice presiding at
the lime Of his election.
Ducks and Geese.
Representative Bonar introduced q
bill to repeal Section IL OF Chapter 3
OF the session laws for the year
1909 relating to the possession OF
ducks and geese. 1t provides that
section be repealed to read. In sub
stance. that the possession OF ducks
and geese. other than domesiicated
fowls. out Of season. shall be conSid-
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