The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-12
TAX FERRET
LAW AGAIN
SUSTAINED
SUpTsms Court Hands Down
Decision In Case Appealed
From Logan County


In tho supreme court, sitting at
Oklahoma city. the validity of the
tax ferret law and the taxes levied
under 1t is again sustained in the
case of Elizabeth G McNeal VS.. 4.
w Ritierbusch county treasurer.
from Logan county. which is affirmed
IN an opinion hy Chief Justice Tur-
ner This suit was brought to en-
join the collection OF taxes levied un-
der the 1908 act, on which 4 warrant
was issued prior TO the passage OF
the amendatory act of 1909 ThG
binding force Of the enrolled copy
of al act Of the legislature is again
declared and In this case it is stated
that while the changed intent OF the
legislanre was evidenced by the
amending act inat ACT did not re
lease taxes validly levied under the
first act.
A. Pre-statehood Case.
Associate Justice Hays decided a
presstatehoed case from Nfuskogee
county, Tuesday, holding that no late
treaty with the Greek nation could
cut down the vested right Of tbS
American Baptist Home Missionary
society TO a reservation OF 40 acres.
Quinton Garrett, a minor, was the
Other party in the cast in the lower
courts
an Inc case OF u. y. Tiliey VS..
Frank Ovefton, treasurer Of Greer
county. Judge Hayes held that extra
levies for school districts above the
five-mil regular mill and requiring
the approval OF the voters of the dis
trict requires only the favorable votes
on the proposition and not OF all
voters in the district.
Judge HAYS sustained the tribal
divorce laws of the Pottawatomie In
dians in the case OF Zelda Kerr VS..
Dora Walker ct al. A Canadian
came to Oklahoma, was adopted by
the Pottawafomles and married q
member OF the tribe. His wife died
and he married white woman, whom
he later divorced in the manner pre-
scribed by the tribal laws Zelda
Kerr contested the validity Of the di-
yorca Ftt l#
Other opinibns. ~
Other Opinions were
BY Chief Justice TuFner--J G.
Hampton VS.. James A. Cubberton,
Grady county, affirmed; American
National bank VS. MI f. Roberts.
Johnston county, reversed: Arthur
Walcott vs. ! III. Dennes Carter
county. affifmeds c., n. l. g. r. vs..
J C. Maynard Jefferson county, af-
irmed. P. r Walton Lumber Go. vs..
Garfield county. sffrmedss Midland
Savings and Loan Co. vs.. J. T. Hum
a41 ,aff r4. M {ran AA
+ Giles, McClain county, reversed:
Farmers Mill and Elevator Co. VS..
& X. Lewis. Payne county, Affirmed;
George R Ray, VS. Southern Trading
Co. Ki0wa county reversed W.. II
NfcNary VS.. Farmers National bank
Pottawatomie county. reversed; John
Woods VS. r. J. Bond. Pittsburg
county reversed: John A. Deering
VS. j. f. Meyer Garvin county, af-
brmed City of Cleveland VS.. Charles
T. Derr, reversed
BY Justice Kane--W Fl. Brown VS..
international Land Co. Muskogee
county affirmed. Milo g. Lawrence
VS. Katie VI Estes Mcintosh county,
versed Nathan Harris Cd. VS..
Charles 5. Lynch, Choctaw county,
reversed r. NJ Edwards VS. j. f.
Welsh Muskogee county dismissed
b. Gibson VS. Winnie Colbert, Atoka
county, affirmed a L. Damerson vs..
X McClaren, Musk0gee county,
reversed: j. G. Diamond vs. Inter
Ocean Newspaper Co, Muskogee
county. affirmed Frank Williams vs..
NorvelisShapleigh Hardware Co. Car,
ter county. affirmed Obencain a
A. aF uaH frf ~
county, reversed.
By Justice Williams Mills F. Her
ron VS. Al. RuHley Co Woods county
affirmed. VIM, II. Harris US Lynde-
Bowman-DaIby Co. Wagner county
affirmed: II c.. Way VS.. City bank,
Kiowa county. reversed J., d. Cox
VS. Charles Lavine, Washington
county. affirmed; Iowa Land & Trust
Co VS. Indian Land & Trust Co,
Muskogee count reversed. w A..
schart vs. A. r. Mathews, Grady
county, affirmed; Hugh Mcdonald VS..
Charles Wilson Wagner county. af
iirmed; First Bank OF Hoffman vs.
Henry Harrison. Muskogee county
affirmed. j. ". Holmes VS.. r. A.
Evans, Roger Mills county. reversed;
Boynton Land. Mining a Investment
company vs.. Charles F. Runyan. Mus
kogee county motion 20 dismiss
overruied
BY Justice Hsyes-H }. Scott vs..
Vulcan Iron Works CD, ,yshnston
county. affirmed Exchange bank VS..
Samuel Bailey, Seminole county. ai-
hrmed. Skinner vs. Scott, Logan
county, affirmed
Sprains require careful treatment.
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