The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-12


utes 1893 and Declaring an Emergency
Be It Enacted Jy the People Of the State Of Okla
hama:
Section / Section 81, article 9, chapter Il, Stat
utes 1893 Is hereby amended to read follows:
II it shall be necessary in the location of any part
OF anv railroad TO occupy any road. street. alley
public way or ground Of any kind, any part there
Of it shall be competent for the municipal other
corporation. or public officer or public authorities
owning or having charge thereof. and the railroad
corporation. to agree upon the manner, and upon
the terms and conditions upon which the may
be used or occupied; and if said parties shall be
unable TO agree thereon, and it shall be necessary
in the judgment of the directors of such railroad
corporation 10 occupy such road street alley
or other public way or ground such corporation may
appropriate much of the same may be neces-
sary for the purpose Of such road, in the same
ner and upon the same terms as are provided in
this chapter for the appropriation of the property
OF individuals Provided however, that if any rail
ROAD shall be so located to occupy any road
public way constructed by any road Improvement
district organized under the laws of this state, for
a greater distance than one-fourth "a of orc
% mile before any such railroad shall acquire the
right to enter upon, use, occupy and maintain its
railroad along such and upon such public highway,
it shall file in the Office of the county clerk in the
county wherein such road improvement district is
located statement showing the total length of the
line proposed to be located along and upon, such
public highway, the amount of compensation they
propose to pay to such road-improvement district
for the use of such public highway, and the time
and manner in which such payment is to be made.
Immediately upon the filing of such proposal, the
county clerk shall notify the county commissioners,
and shall cause same to be published in issue,
at the expense Of the railroad company, of some
newspaper of general circulation within said road
Improvement district The county commissioners
shall meet within ten days, and shall Immediately
order an election to be held, within such road i'm
provement district for the purpose of submitting
to the qualified electors within such road-improve
ment district the question of accepting rejecting
the proposal of such railroad company. They shall
pass all orders and resolutions necessary for the
holding of such elections and shall the
turns thereof and declare the result and if three
fths of all the votes cast such question shall be
in favor of the acceptance of the proposal of said
railroad company, the same shall be accepted and
the board of county commissioners shall have power
to execute all contracts and do all things necessary
to secure to said road Improvement district the per
formance Of the conditions of such proposal of said
railroad company.
Section >. An emergency necessary for the pres
ervation of the public peace, health and safety is
hereby declared to exist by whereof this act
shall take effect from and after its passage and APP
prova.
Passed the house of representatives this the oath
day of February, 1911.
W. \. DURANT
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
Passed the senate this Sth day of March, 1911.
j. GILMORE THOMAS
PrcSidc,t Pre- 7empore Of the Senate.
Approved March II, 1911.
LEE CRUCE,
Gorenor Of the State Of Oklahoma.
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Chairman Committee on Enrolment.
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