The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-06-04
"A PKOPOSlTlON.

State OF Oklahoma the folloWlne
proposition for the immediate
permanent location of the seat OF
government. and the State Capitol
AT Oklahoma city, in Oklahoma
county. oklahoma:
eln consideration of the i'm
mediate permanent location of the
legal Capitol of the States of Okla
homat at Oklahoma City. on site
to he hereinafter described, by
the Legislature now in session at
Oklahoma City, and the com
mencement of the work of erect
ing said State Capitol building on
said tract, to be hereinafter de-
scribed, on, or before the first day
OF July. 1871, and that said Gapi-
to buildings shall be prosecuted
with due diligence until complet-
cd and shall be completed. as
provided hereinafter by July /,
1914, saving and excepting only,
unavoidable delays occasioned by
strikes, legal complications, un-
ayoidable casualties, acts OF God,
and the failure of said persons
hereinafter mentioned, and their
associates. and the trustees here
matter mentioned, to perform and
fulfill the conditions. agreements
and obligations herein proposed
and agreed to be done, and the
immediate establishment of the
seat of government and Capitol
Of the state at Oklahoma City. IN
said county and state. we propose
to do and cause TO be done the
following matters and things:
We. the undersigned citizens
and residents and our associates,
propose and agree to organize a
CORPORATION to be known as the
state capitol Building Company
tor to he known by some other
aDuroDriate nahel. said corpor.
tion to be incorporated for the
sum of one thousand dollars
ts1 .000.0O). divided into one hun.
hred shares of ten dollars $1,000
each
Said company above mention
ed to be incorporated aud organized
for the purpose Of acting as trus-
tee in behalf of said persons above
mentioned and their associates. as
donors, and the SAID state Of Okla,
homa as the donee as provided
herein
I'VE further agree TO make. ex.
ecute and deliver 10 the state OF
good and sufflcient
bond in tho sum of one hundred
thousand dollars ($100,0O000).
for the faithful performance or
the agreements and obhgatlols
mentioned and contained in this
said proposition. which said bond
to be made, executed and delivered
is, in words and figures as follows,
to-Wii'
"BOND.
' Know All Men by These Pres
ents:
THAT the undersigned resi-
dents and citizens OF Oklahoma
City, in the county and State of
oklahoma, do, by these presents,
firmly obligate and bind them
selves to the state Of Oklahoma
n the total sum OF one hundred
thousand dollars (S100,00O.00),
subject, however, to the following
to-wit:
Il. The State OF Oklahoma
snail, by and through it's legisla-
.nre assembled now in extraor-
alnary session, by a legaI and con
stitutional enactment approved
BY the Governor of Oklahoma
said enactment to be passed at
'ald extraordinary session with
the emergency clause. locate the
permanent Capitol and seat OF
government of the State of okla
homa at Oklahoma City.
- That the said enactment
shall provide that the capitol
and site shah be situat-
I'd near Lincoln boulevard. be
-ween eighteenth and Twenty
hird streets, Oklahoma City and
within the corporate limits of said
aity.
Provided, however, the obli-
cations hereof shall cease and de-
ind of no effect, if and when any
person, firm or corporation shall
provide and furnish to. the state
Df oklahoma free Capitol site
within the location above describ-
ID. consisted of at least fifteen
acres, and a sum Of one million
dollars ($l 900, 600 CO., TO be used
IN and for the erection and equip
ment Of Capitol building or
and the furnishings
hereof; and,
Provided, further, that no one
If the signers hereof shall be OBJ.
Iiglted hereby 10 pay, in any
event, greater sum that FIVE
thousand dollars t$5,oOO OO), by
reason OF signing this undertak-
ng Signed at Oklahoma CITY
his December -, 1910
THE said bond to be made,
executed and delivered by not
less than thirty 800 acceptable
and as provided herein
I'VE propose and agree to FUR
lish to the state of Oklahoma on
Or before the first day of July,
1911. free site for the purpose
Of erecting thereon state CAPT
Iol building. and free site for
The erection thereon of an Execu-
i've mansion for the said state of
which sites shall not
IN the aggregate exceed the sum
Of twenty (201 acres, and which
site for the said Capitol building
is described as follows. to-wit:
The Capitol building shall