Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-11

| sofa, ana the other allowing the pur-
chasers of the land within one mile
Of any city or town to pay out on the
| deferred payments at once II desired,
and get final title 10 the land,
OF almost as great importance as
| these two is the county assessor bill,
which revolutionzes the system OF
assessing property for taxation IN
/ oklahoma by substituting one as
SCISSOR for each county for the pres
cnt plan of an assessor for each
township. The BILL while technically
effective now, really does not be-
come effective until January /, 1912,
ass the new assessors do not assume
their duties until that date, A sim
iMr condition exists In connection
with the bill adopting new code of
| laws for the state, which does not
! become effective until the code Is
printed and ready for distribution.
A bill which Is expected TO prevent
the recurrence Of the county cutting
wars which have caused 80 much
| Oklahoma, greatly increases the dil-
/ ficulty In the way of changing
county boundaries and makes the
slashing Of counties a hard thing to
accomplish In the future The fire
marshal bill creates new officer
to be appointed by the governor
with duties similar to those attach
ing to the same office In other states
The optomctry eXaminatnR bill be-
comes effective at this time al
| though the governor was authorized
to appoint the optometry board with
in thirty days after the passage Of
the bin, and has lready done so.
The present poor farm law Is
amended by bill. by Smith, creating
a sliding scale Of maximum eXpendi-
lures for that purpose, ranging form
$4,000 IN counties of S1OOO,OOO yalu-
alton or less to $4,000 in counties
Of over $5O,OOO,OOO valuation. The
penalties for theft of domcstico ami
mails are increased by bill by
Peebly making it five to ten years
Imprisonment for horse stealing and
two to ten years for stealing a COW
or hog
The new highway bill creates the
office of highway commissioner. sup
ported by tax on automobiles,
Trust companies for the smaller cities
are made possible by the Memminger-
Stewart bill, fixing a minimum cap
ital OF $4,000 in towns Of less than
5000 and working on up to a min
imum Of 100000 In cities of over
$4,000 population, Trust companies
are, however, forbidden to do a bank
ing business, which privileges they
have heretofore enjoyed In order to
meet deffculty which arose last
year, the law regulating the payment
Of taxes is amended so as to provide
that the treasurer shall stamp the
date of receipt on each letter CON
tanning funds for payment OF taxes,
and no peralty shall attach II re-
ceived within the required time,
even If not entered on the treas
urer's books. OOther bills effective
at this time aside from local bills,
are:
Other Laws.
BY Stewart, regulating procedure
In case for possession Of real prop
erty.
BY Stewart, cutting time for APP
peals to supreme court from one year
to six months.
BY Ashby regarding the leglti-
nation Of children.
BY Thompson, procedure in extend
ing boundaries Of cities and towns.
BY Echols, amending procedure IN
state capital bill.
BY Jones, regulating issuance Of
municipal warrants,
by Woodson, extending time when
railroads may commence work under
their charters.
by Lewis and Ashby, excmpting
old soldiers from peddlers license
by Barrett and Allen, allowing
school children to attend other dis
tricts.
BY Kerr and others, amending law
for election of superior judges.
BY Berkey exomptng gravity un,
derflow water companies from tax
alton.
BY Sorrels, eXteding time for filing
lllllhllNt anu ItltItuuuIl DtlllOnb
from sixty to ninety days.
BY Coffee devoting proceeds Of
Greer County Section 33 to consoli-
dated rural schools.
BY Ashby and others, laborer's lien
law
BY Barrett and Glover, regulating
sale Of commercial fecdstuffs,
BY Thomas, prohibiting killing
deer In Kiowa Comanche, Caddo,
Swanson and Delaware Counties
by Anthony, for garnishment
against foreign corporations.
BY McMechan. authorizing corpor-
alton commission to exempt depots
from Jim Crow requirements where
there are no negroes
BY Wynne providing for an IN
spection of schools.
BY Moss, amending the drainage
law
BY Landrum, making appropriation
for a statute of Sequoyah, and maxi
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