The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-18


Forty-seyen acts Of the Second leg
isiature In special session held last
winter, which do not bear the emer-
gency clause are effective today.
II is a provision OF the Oklahoma
state constitution that all acts hav-
ng the effect OF law, which do not
bear tho emergency elanse. do not be-
come operative until ninety days fol-
loving final adjournment OF the leg
isature enactDg them Among the
most important OF these aers are
those regulating fees and salarIes OF
county and district officers, better
known as the Smith fee bill: also.
the law defining usury.
BY the latter act It Is provided that
where Interest In excess of the con-
liact note Is collected, the person
paylng may recover from the collector
twice the amount, by civil suit, and.
In addition, the prevailing party to
he suit, shan be entitled to recover
$40 as attorney fees. The other acts
becoming effective are:
Re-enacting the territorial law for
challenging voters.
Approbriating $200.0OU'sfor addition
NJ buildings for the state penitentIary
las McAlester.
Providing for election OF vice
chief justice Of the supreme court.
Appropriating S2S,200 out Of the
public building fund for the purchase
Of 700 acres Of land for the yinita
asylum.
Providing that appeals may te tale
en- to the county court from actions
ol the county boards Of euualization.
and to the supreme court from ac-
tions Of the state board Of equalizasI
tiCn.
Appropriating s7s553 for deficien-
eies of the National Guard.
Approprlating $i,i32.20 to reim-
barse teh sheriff OF Craig county for
keeping state prisoners.
Approprallng $1,000 for printing
laws passed by the Second iegisla-
| lure.
4 Fixing penalty OF Imprisonment in
ihe penitentinry from one 10 ten
years for hog-stealing.
Authorizing sale Of unused real es-
ale decided TO or held by counties
for separate or coIored schools.
Appropriating $4,000 for heating
end lighting plant at Weathetfqrd
Normal school. $4,000 for build
'ugs and equipment Of Durant Nor
nal and $2S,O00 for same purpose at
the branch preparatory school, locat.
ed at Claremore. h' ~
Relieving from road tax persona
who have paid the same In other
states. within thirty days OF their re-
moval to this state.
Bryan general election law. return
ifg to the emblem ballot OF the terri
trrial law, and providing for various
election boards.
Increasing the penalty for the crime
Of criminal assault.
Approprlatlng $4,000 TO reimburse
the governors contingent fund for
money advanced 70 the attorney gem
eial in the rate case litigation.
Appropriating $39,300 for the Girls
Industrial school at Chickasha.
! Provide for the transfer OF men,
!, bershlp from one beneficiary society
to another.
Making Geary court town in
Elaine county.
Elaine county.
Regulating the sale Of conviet-made
goods in the state.
Permitting coal TO be weighed at
.he mines before screening.
Fixing standard OF weight and meas
ares for mill products.
Creating the position in the fish
and game warden's department.
Joint resolution a, septing on the
part OF the state additional land for
each member OF congress.
Defining the qualifications OF state
printer.
Authorizing the commission OF Ia
Dor to establish free employment
bureau at Enid and appropriating
81 .979.15 TO conduct It unth the end OF
the next fiscal year
Giving fsaternal and charitable or
ganizations preference right In the
selection. OF guardians for Inmates OF
homes maintained by such organlza-
tions.
Appropriating s245.s5 for funeral
expenses of the late Senator George
o. johnson.
Taking over the Confederate home
located at Ardmors and approprlating
$4,000 for support until end OF pnxt
fiscal year. :
AppfopriatIng $4,000 FOR mainten-
ance OF the branch penitcntlafy AZ
Granite.
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