The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-16


he permanent capital Of the state Of
Oklahoma
Section s. a commission 20 be-
known as The state capitol commits
sion is hereby created Said com
mission shan be composed OF three
qualified electors to be appointed by
he governor within thirty days aite'
The capital shah be located, as here
in provided. but not more than two Of
them shall be of the same political
party. Each Of the members Of said
commission shall subscribe the oath
required by law Of other state Off
GERS, and shall execute bond, to be
approved by the governor, in the
sum Of fifty thousand dollars. condi-
toned TO. the faithful performance OF
the duties imposed upon them by
law, and each OF them shall be paid a
salary OF four thousand dollars PEI
aunum. The term Of office of said
commissioners shall be two years,
and said commission shall terminate
at the expiration of two years from
and after The first day Of January,
1911, unless it shall be continued by
act ot the legislature
AS soon as practicable after thei'
appointment and qualification they
shall organize by elcctng one OF
heir number chairman A majority
Of the members shall constitute q
quorum to do business and perform
the duties and exercise the powers
conferred on the COMMISSION. SAID
commission is hereby constituted a
body corporate, and shall have the
power to sue or be sued. and to de-
fend or be defended, in any and all
actions or proceedings in any way
| affecting its powers or duties Said
commission shall have power to def.
nitely locate and procure for and on
| behalf OF the state, the title to all
| land necessary for capitol purposes,
and for all buildings and Institutions
which the state may establish there
on and to create the special fund
herein provided for, not to exceed two
thousand acres; said land to be locat-
ed within or at a distance of not
more than five miles from the city,
town or place selected as the perma-
nent capital of the state
If said commission shall he un-
able to agree with the owners, occll-
pants or lessees of any land selected
by il for capitol purposes, it shall
have the authority to exercise the
power Of eminent domain and to in
stitute, and to prosecute TO final de-
termination, proceedings for the con
demnation of such land as provided
in the act of legislature approved
May 20. 1868, entitled: An act amend
ing Section 2S OF Article XIX ol
Chapter II of the statutes of Okla
homa for 1903, regulating the method
of procedure in the condemnation Of
| private property for both public ant
| private use.
The fec simple title to all land
condemned for and on behalf Of the
state as herein provided shall vest ~
he state and the owner thereof
shall receive compensation for suct
fee simple title.
If said state capitol commission
shall select any land for capitol pur
4. poses belonging to the state, sale
state capitol commission and th'
3cnool land commissioners of the
state shall be and are hereby author
ized and empowered TO appraise tn,
value OF said land as well as the
| value OF any imp dvements, claim
eight, lease, or preference right t
lease the same, held by any person
pursuant to the constitution and law.
Of the state or any act of congress.
The value OF such improvement
claim, right or lease and such LAM
shall be appraised separately. The
|, appraised value Of The land shall b
! paid by said capitol commission nt(
/ the state treasury. out OF the money
he eby appropriated or out OF Tx
special fund hereinafter created anC
acid by the state in trust to be de
: voted and appropriated for the pur
pose for which said land may have
been appropriated, as may be provd
ed by law and the appraised value
, Of such Improvements, claim, right
or lease shall be paid to the owner
thereof
Section 6. When said land shal
have been procured and the fee sim
pie title thereto vested in the state
Tor capital purposes, as herein pro
yided, ii shall be the duty of the state
capitol commission to set apart 1
portion of said land as the site fol
che capitol of he state. and for such
other buildings or institutions as tn'
state may probably locate thereon
and 10 survey and plat the remainder
OF said land into parks, squares
blocks, lots, streets and alleys, anC
10 make in duplicate an accurate NAL
thereof, to be approved by the COVER
nor, and file one OF said maps in thC
Office of the register of deeds in tht
county where said land Is located
| and keen the other for the use of Tho
commission in its records; said maps
shall be executed by said commis
sion in the same manner maps an(
plats Of lands a required by law &
be executed for town-ste purposes
aud said map shall have the same eff
feet as is given by law 10 maps ant
plats when executed and filed foI
town site purposes
Said commission shall have pOwel
TO employ a competent engineer ant
architect and to procure all help anC
assistance legal. clerical and other
wise, necessary to facilitate the
proper discharge of its duties, and t'
fix the compensation therefor.
1t shall be the duty OF said com
mission, as soon as practicable, tC
procure such information as in It.
judgment will be useful in determin
ing what would be suitable capitO