The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-27
STATE OFFICIALS
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Crsce Subnaits Department Recon-
mendatiOn in Special Message
Demands Are Varied

portant changes are suggested in Ok
lahoma laws by state departmental
heads, whose recommendation Gov
ernor Cruce made public Tuesday in
supplemental message to the men,
bers Of the Fourth legislature The
various recommendations, gathered
together in one pamphlet, with brief
preface OF transmission by the gov
ernor, We're given out, to the news
papers ard mailed to the legislators
as was the governors message itself.
State Bank Commission j. D. Lank-
ford advocates a alw making it a
felony to circulate reports derogatory
to the financial condition of banks;
asks palmer and more definite banking
criminal statutes, and heavy penal
ties for bank robbery; advocates a
bad check law; would absolutely
prohibit any state banker advancing
any funds of. his bank to firmsor cor
porations in which he is interested, or
to any relative or person with whom
he is connected in any way; urges that
all public funds of the state should
be deposited in state banks; that
building and loan associations should
be placed under the supervision OF
the banking department.
with reference to the bank guar
anty feature of our law" says Com
missioner Landlord, will say it is not
growing in favor with the banks, but
it is becoming more popular each day
with the people" He recommends
fixed specific tax against banks to
keep up teh guaranty fund and that
if this is not enough in emergency, the
state make up the balance.
Insurance Department
Insurance Commissioner Perry A.
Ballard submits thirteen recommends
tions, as follows That tb insurance
commissioner be given the same gen
eral power over Insurance rates and
rate regulation as the corporation COM
mission has over corporations; that
the minimum paid up stock of fire
companies be not less than 100000,
and S50,000 surplus required: that all
insurance companies be placed under
the jurisdiction of the insurance de-
partment as soon as chartered; that
the expense of promotion and organic
alton of insurance companies be not
more than Is per cent of the amount
realized from the sale of capital stock;
that tax of at least 5 per cent be
levied on premiums of unauthorized
companies: that it be made misde-
meanor to represent an unauthorized
insurance company in any capacity
that Insurance companies in any ca
pacity; that insurance companies be
required to bond all their agents; that
Insurance companies should be penal
lied for accepting insurance from UNI
authorized agents; that the legislature
should make a sufficient appropriation
to pay the benefits under the firemen's
pension law; more stringent regula-
tions around insurance receiyerships
are desired; also bill relating to 'ex-
cess Insurance in unauthorized COM
panies;1 regulating reinsurance con-
tracts and giving the department SUI
pervision over such
Wilson's Recommendations
State Superintendent r. II. Wilson
comes in with twenty-six recommends
tions, not the least of which is that
all teachers should be required Ito
stand physical examination and furn-
ish certificate of good health. He
also urges that the compulsory attend
ance law be amended to require a six
months attendance instead of three;
that the university be supported by a
millage tax; that the qualifications of
county superintendents be raised to
that of a normal school graduate; that
the county treasurer be made the GUS
todian of district school funds; that
cities may make levy sufficient for
a nine months school without a vote,
and district, six months school; that
no teacher should be engaged in any
city without the approval of the city
nor in the county
without that of the county superin-
tendent; that the nepotism law thirds ;
OF the patrons Of any school district,
q relative of member of the board |
may be employed; that after 1918, no k
teacher should be licensed to teach It
who has not an education equivalent
to a four-year high school course; that ls
psychology. biology and literature Il
should be added to the requirements
If first grade certificate; that teach &
ers on third grade certificate be pro. {
iibited from drawing more than $50 !