The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-07-13
100 New Laws Now Effec-
tive.

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Among the new laws is that provid-
ing for sale of the remaining sections
of state school land amounting to about
100000 acres, all situated in the west
ern part OF the state 0ormer Oklahoma
territorry) preference right being Civ
en- o. the leesee TO buy all he has
leased purchases may be made for
cash after five years, or on forty years
time.
Another is that abolishing the office
OF township assessor, and authorizing
the governor to appoint n county as
SCISSORS, but such appointees do
not take charge of their offices until
January |, 1912 One other act, which
amends the prohibition law 10y reyis-
ing the penalties for violations and
making the third felony with punish-
ment 10y confinement in the peniten-
tary, also requires destruction Of
liquor as soon as adjudged to be CON
traband, authorizes appointment Of a
state enforcement officer and abolishes
state and local dispensaries, the latter
being 10 in number.
The list also includes laws creating
the office of state highway commission
er, with salary of $500 year and
81 800 for expenses, ana levying state
tax against automobiles of 81 per year
regulating the practice of optometry
regulating the sale of commercial feed
stufrs Texas law and the act creating
the department of state fire marshal
with one assistant.
Other bills which did not bear the
emergency clause were as follows;
Permitting actions to quiet title to
real estate to be brought either by
persons in or out Of possession Of such
real estate.
Making October IL, Columbus day, a
state holiday.
LeRalizing deeds to property in the
state normal grounds at Edmond.
Amending the law by which counties
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 commissioner
OF charities and corrections to inter-
vene in behalf Of minor orphans in
certain cases.
Making county court towns OF Erick
and Elk City, in Beckham county
Lindsay and Stafford, in Garvin coun-
ty; Crowder, in Pittsburgh county, and
Grove in Delaware county authorizing
the employment of clerk of the coun-
ty court at the town Of Thomas.
Amending law for changing county
lines.
Permitting organization of trust
for towns OF 5000 people.
Giving purchasers of town lots in
state school land tracts additional time
in which to make deferred payments
Appropriation bills giving 50 800 for
equipment at Chickasha school for
girls; $500 for support of State His
torical society for two years; $l70,95o /
Ior Agricultural and Mechanical col d
ege buildings $4,000 for law build a
ng at State university; 50 200 for v
equipment OF boys and girls dormi. y
ory at Langston university; sos 900 r
or buildings at state school OF mines
It Wilburton Sl2 600 for purchase OF =
dditiona, land for the state reforma. q
ory at Granite; 5000 for statue of
in Statuary hall In Washing.
On sli 400 for heating plant at Clare in
iore $500 for relief Of Ira L. Gibbs tb
'jured while in the services of the W,
ate. l.,
Making first half of taxes due No Ne
'moer l. and delinquent after Decem.
u : II first is paid by December Da
eh the second half becomes delin- gal
ent June l5 otherwise all ara doI;r I'M,
eht January !, with is per cent me
haity thereafter.
establishing laborers' lien law (fo,
ing the Arkansas law ~
ermitting Arapaho Cemetery ...o
'ioh TO purchase school lana o. 2
'etery purposes. 'o'
ex-soldiers IN roa, ~
tout license. peuuie
akinu ta.,,,
Is fos. terms of judges of superior
nhlng duties of state printer
an 1,ng ., ,ni, a board of three for pro-
snp s penalty for theft of horses
ga " Yen years in the peniten-
ten years. "'s from
'iuing Procedure a,