The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-08

ture 20 into enec, after midnight
Friday. June @, having been passed
without the emergency clause, other
wise they would have been operative
a. soon as approved by the COVER
nor Among the new laws is that
providing for sale Of the remaining
sections OF state school land, amount
ing 20 about 100000 acres, all sit
usted in the ives ern part OF the
state formerly Ok ahoma Territory,
preference right being given to the
lessee 10 buy all b. las leased, and
purchase may he made for cash after
five wears or on ,orty years time.
Another is tha. aooishing the Of
flee of township SCISSORS and au-
thoriling the governor TO appoint
seyenty-seyen county assessors, but
such appointees DO not take charge
Of their office until Jan. 9, 1912.
Another act amends the prohiOi-
ton law revising the penalties for
violations and making the third a
felony, with punishment by CON
finement in the penitentiary; also
requires destruction of liquor as soon
as adiudged contraband; authorizes
appointment of a state enforcement
officer and abolishes state and local
dispensaries, the latter being nine
teen in number
The list also includes laws Gre
ating the office of sta.e highway
commissioner with salary of $4,000
per year and $500 for expenses, and
levy a state tax against automobiles
Of 81 per year; regulating the prac-
tlce of optometry; regulating sale of
commercial feedstuffs (Texas law,
and the act creating the department
of state fire marshal, with one az.
sisrant
AMONG the other bills which did
not bear the emergency clause were
the following.
Permitting actions to quiet title to
real estate to he brought either by
persons in or out Of possession OF
such real estate.
Making Oct. -, Columbus Day, a
state holiday
Legalizing deeds to property in the
state normal grounds at Edmond.
Amending the law by which coun-
ties may establish county poor farms.
Authorizing benevolent, religious or
charitable institutions to retain 10
per cent OF gross proceeds from sale
of cemetery lots
Providing that actions to vacate or
modify judgments of court must be
commenced within six months.
Authorizing the state commission
er of charities and corrections to in
tervene in behalf of minor orphans
in certain cases.
Making county court towns of Err
icli and Elk City, in Beckham coun-
ty Lindsay and Stratford in Garvin
county Crowder in Pittsburg county,
and Grove in Delaware county.
Authorizing the employment Of a
clerk OF the county court at the town
of Thomas.
Amending the law for changing
county lines.
Permitting organization of trust
companies for towns of 5000 people.
Giving purchasers of town lots in
school land tracts additional time
in which to make deferred payments.
Appropriation bils giving $4,000 for
equipment at Chickasna School for
Girls $500 for support of State
Historical society for two years, $17O,-
$50 for Agricultural and Mechanical
College building, s125,OOO for law
building az State University, 5000
for equipment of boys and girls
dormitory al Langston University,
$4,000 for buildings at State School
of Mines at Wilburton. $4,000 for
purchase of additional land for the
State Reformatory at Granite, $4,000
for statue of Sequoyah in Statuary
Hall in Washington, 81, ,45O for heat
ing plant at Claremore, $500 for re
lief of Ira L. Gibbs, injured while in
the service of the state
Making the first half of taxes due
Nov. end delinquent after Jan. /,
it first half is paid by Dec. 1, other.
wise all are delinquent Jan. /, vita
is per cent penalty the eafter
Establishing laborers lien law iol-
lows The Arkansas 'aw).
Permitting Arapahoe Cemetery As.
'ociation to purchase school Land
Tor cemetery purposes.
Permitting eN-soldiers to peddle
without a license.
Making terms Of Judges of superior
'Ourts four years instead oe two.