The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-07
SOME NUTS
CRACKED BIZ RUSSELL

Capital location bill to be voted on
June IL, boiled down for the beneht
of busy people with such additions
and interlineations as seem pertinent
to the author).
A bill by the "peepul,' entitled IAN
act to Immediately dispose Oh inc
state capital and $6O0O00 IN tax
moneys and to authorize the obllSat-
ing OF this state for the payment OF
any additional sum desired.
BE it enacted by the Oklahoma Clty
lot owners, and their conlederates ana
allies, in special election assembled,
June II, 1910.
Section l. The governor OF thls
state is hereby authorized TO appoint
.thrc. cnts or commissioners VINO
.srosne uy declared TO be d real es-
tate corporations permitted To DO Dus1
mess in the name OF the state OF OK
iahoma; SAID commissioners shall re-
ceive from the state a salary OF Jour
thousand dollars eachsper annum, ana
Shall have authority TO employ law
YES, clerks, architects, engineers and
anybody else desired, and to pay them
with state money any salary they see
llt'
Section g. The sum OF six hundred
thousand dollars is hereby appropri-
ated and shall be Immediately avail
able, cut OF the genefai FUNDS OF tllls
state, to start the above authorized
real estate company in business; con
ditiOned only that they must noG pnr-
chase over two thousand acres Oh
land, and that within five miles OF
Oklahoma City
Section 8. The said company IS
hereby authorized TO make such loca-
ton of the state capital as VIII best
enhance the value Of any real estate
pu. chased by them, or owned by their
friends, coniederates or allies.
Section 4. Said company is author
lied to investigate plans and pay
architect fees without limit; also to
contract for the erection of a grand
aud beautiful structure as the cap
tal Of this state, with no limit as TO
price; and no other limitation except
that il shah be built of Oklahoma ma
teral; provided, however that the
contract p divided for in this section
snail not be binding upon Jne state
until all OF our state Institutions shall
! have received nice appropriations"
and the members OF the legislature
! otherwise 'pacifed'' as may be nee
essary to secure their approval Of the
contract
Section 5. Should it develop upon
final consummation of this deal,
/ that same is likely to be so burden.
some or otherwise Objectionable to
| the people Of this state as to cause,
apprehension that the referendum
/ might be invoked against the act OF
The Legislature approving the contract
/ Tor capitol building, nothing herein
contained, elsewhere found in the
law, shall be permitted to interfere
with the right Of the legislature to
1 locate a few more state institutions
and make such appropriations there
for as will secure the emergency
clause for the whole cheese"
Section 6. Should any future leg
! islature discover any money in the
special fund for which the COM
/ pany above chartered have found no
use, and which their conscience has
not permitted them to retain, same
shall be used to reimburse the state
for the six hundred thousand dollars
/ appropriated by this act.
Section Z A department is hereby
created in the state treasury to be
known as the conscience fund de-
partment,' and any persons desiring
\ TO unburden his soul by the pocket
\ book route, before answering the call
( OF the boatman to cross the Dark
River to the Great Beyond may do so
4 by remittance to this department. All
receipts therein to be added to the
special fund.-
| Section s. All laws or parts OF
I laws (and public sentiment as welD
that interfcres with the privilege OF
( the state capital commission doing
what it pleases are hereby repealed